"The right of education of the female sex, as it is in a manner everywhere neglected, so it ought to be generally lamented. Most in this depraved later age think a woman learned and wise enough if she can distinguish her husband's bed from another's."

“To make a record requires a strategy; it's not just throwing somebody in the studio and seeing how it goes. Some artists are self-contained, but they still need advice about producers and collaborations and single choice. They need an army and a perspective and creative friction, because nobody has all the ideas.”

“The other thing that has made playing live for me more enjoyable is the audience. I never knew I had such heartfelt, loving fans.”

“It is not a loss of inert, amorphous tissue, but of a growing being unique in history.”

Source : "The Bitter Price of Choice". Washington Times, December 22, 1989.

“If thou expect death as a friend, prepare to entertain it; if thou expect death as an enemy, prepare to overcome it; death has no advantage, but when it comes a stranger.”

“I really lack the words to compliment myself today.”

“I think the governments need to encourage internet companies and convince them that they can be extremely profitable without necessarily spiraling out of control. Without becoming monopolist.”

“I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.”

Source : Interview with Morty Ain, www.espn.com. October 06, 2011.

“When we blather about trivial things, we ourselves become trivial, for our attention gets taken up with trivialities. You become what you give your attention to.”