What is qualified? What have I been qualified for in my life? I haven't been qualified to be a mayor. I'm not qualified to be a songwriter. I'm not q….

People underestimate me, but I've always been a stretch runner..

It was scary when the Beatles came on the scene. It was like an earthquake or a fire or an accident..

If anybody ever dares to compare Bob Dole to Clinton, then they're comparing a criminal to an honest man..

Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life..

Put your ego aside and play as a team..

We all love the environment, but we have placed creatures above people. A rat is a rat..

We must get rid of the IRS. It's a bureaucracy fraught with totalitarianism..

I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred..

Almost no one sings like Elvis Presley any more..

No matter how revolutionary something is, if you keep doing it over and over and over then it does loses it's excitement and it's high dynamics and p….

I'm not a lawyer, and maybe I should have used more specific legal language..

Don't cling to fame. You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're going to die, and somebody else is going to get it..

I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am..

I'm a maverick. I've always been a maverick..

You've got to give someone like Cher a lot of credit. She's worked very hard to get where she is. I can't take that away from her..

People have said to me, 'You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument.' But I've got 10 gold records..

With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge. You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find ….