“The worst thing you can do to a child, and I’ve seen it happen so many times, is the silver spoon.”

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.

How wonderful life is while you’re in the world

I guess that’s why they call it the blues, time on my hands could be time spent with you.

I’m going to fight for human rights, whether I do it silently behind the scenes or vocally so that I get locked up. I can’t just sit back; it’s not in my nature. I can’t sit back and blindly ignore it, and I won’t.

The less I say the more my work gets done.

Don’t let the sun go down on me Although I search myself, it’s always someone else I see I’d just allow a fragment of your life to wander free But losing everything is like the sun going down on me

There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats.

There’s a lot of hate in the world.

Ever since I had that interview in which I said I was bisexual it seems twice as many people wave at me in the streets.

I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats, though.

The whole point of being in this business and being blessed and being successful is that you’re able to do things for your friends or your family, which means that they can have something special in their lives, too.

It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all, through despair and hope, through faith and love, ’till we find our place, on the path unwinding.

Love’s like a junkie, addiction’s a fact. Passion’s a monkey, you can’t keep off your back.

I was more ashamed that I couldn’t work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs.

I was just genuinely shy. I’d always been a shy kid.

I was sitting in the classroom trying to look intelligent in case the teacher looked at me.

I didn’t have familiarity with children. I’m learning day after day, with her [daughter]. And what impresses me the most is that she, Deva, is an individual person. But in miniature, she seems to be a special effect.

The most important thing about being a father is being able to forgive yourself. If you don’t forgive yourself, you’re not going to forgive your kids, either.

May my children never read this.

Goliath was a champion, a monster who had never been beaten, and then this young guy, David, came forward, a child who believed in God and did it.

The music business would be much better, for the youth and the kids, if they start hiring employees that understand the kids.

I love children. They’re so much fun and I would have a blast spoiling them.

Let the inner child play with you.

You like a woman, she’s got kids, it’s a package. You can’t just go in one-sided.