"Grammys, American Music Awards, successful albums, I'd pick my kids any day over any of it"

"Music is my religion"

"Better one's House be too little one day than too big all the Year after"

"The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life"

"Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days"

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things"

"I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office"

"Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day"

"It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What's tough is being good every day"

"I've always been into melodies. That's what I love about music – a good melody that gives you goosebumps"

"Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one"