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A gentleman will walk but never run.. it takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.. be yourself no matter what they say.

A lot of people approach risk as if it's the enemy when it's really fortune's accomplice.

An uncle of mine emigrated to Canada and couldn't take his guitar with him. When I found it in the attic, I'd found a friend for life.

At night a candle's brighter than the sun

Be yourself, no matter what they say.

Convince an enemy, convince him that he's wrong. To win a bloodless battle, the victory is long. A simple act of faith, reason over might. To blow up his children would only prove him right.

Don't judge me, you could be me in another life.

Every breath you take and every move you make Every bond you break, every step you take I'll be watchin' you Every single day and every word you say Every game you play, every night you stay I'll be watchin' you

Every ripple on the ocean, every leaf on every tree, every sand dune in the desert, every power we never see.

For to sit in a room full of books, and remember the stories they told you, and to know precisely where each one is located and what was happening in your life at time or where you were when you first read it is the languid and distilled pleasure of the connoisseur.

Great music as much about the space in between the notes as it is about the notes themselves.

Hell is full of high court judges.

How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer's deadly toy?

Humans make the mistake of believing that it is their right to survive. Species die out on this planet all the time without anyone noticing. The planet will still be there, and we must lose this attitude of divine right, that something will save us.

I always stayed fit because I'm a performer, and all of those things help me to perform.

I can't fly a flag for monogamy or whatever the opposite is; it depends on the person and on the situation.

I can't really change my life to accommodate people who are jealous. I don't see why I should.

I come from a family of losers, and I've rejected my family as something I don't want to be like.

I do my best work when I am in pain and turmoil.

I don't belong to a church or political party or a group of any kind. I feel that Amnesty International is the most civilized organization in history. Its currency is the written word. Its weapon is the letter; that's why I am a member. I believe in its non-violence; I believe in its effectiveness. Its dignity and its sense of commitment. Its focus on individuals and the concentration and tenacity with which they defend those imprisoned for their ideas has earned it the cautious respect of repressive governments throughout the world.

I don't like singing before noon.

I don't need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness or emotional trauma to last me.

I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human.

I don't understand American football at all. It looks like all-in wrestling with crash helmets.

I exist in a state of almost perpetual hysteria.

I find that the rhythm of going on long walks will suggest melodies.

If I were a Brazilian without land or money or the means to feed my children, I would be burning the rain forest too.

If manners maketh the man as someone said, then he's the hero of the day.

If you love someone, set them free.

If you make your living writing, and you can't write anything, it's over. It's very frightening.

If you play music with passion and love and honesty, then it will nourish your soul, heal your wounds and make your life worth living. Music is its own reward.

If you really want to define civilization it should be a culture that doesn't destroy its environment. If you burn down the kitchen one day and expect to eat the next, it is not even intelligent, let alone civilized.

I hate most of what constitutes rock music, which is basically middle-aged crap.

I have a big problem with piped music. I like either silence or to listen to it properly.

I have been through various fitness regimes. I used to run about five miles a day and I did aerobics for a while.

I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back.

I made two movies before The Police had a hit record: I did Quadrophenia and a film called Radio On.

I miss England. I miss the weather. I've spent moss of the last 25 years on tour. I'm ready to come home.

I'm not much of a family man. I'm just not that into it. I love kids, I adore them, but I don't want to live my life for them.

I'm very much afraid of being mad - that's my one fear.

I never made promises lightly There may have been some that I've broken But I swear in the days still left We will walk in fields of gold

I never saw no military solution That didn't always end up as something worse

I never saw no miracle of science that did not go from a blessing to a curse.

I see a city in the desert lies The vanity of an ancient king But the city lies in broken pieces While the wind howls and the vultures sing

I see music as one language. If one musical form eats its own tail, it dies. So it needs to be a mongrel, it needs to be hybridised.

I see songs not as a commodity used up when the album goes off the charts, which is often the case with pop songs. I see them as a body of work. Life should be breathed into them.

It has very little to do with my work, but if your image is not sexy enough, people won't listen. It's part of the game.

I think I'm a focus for international attention.

I think I mentioned to Bob [Geldof] I could make love for eight hours. What I didn't say was that this included four hours of begging and then dinner and a movie.

I think love has something to do with allowing a person you claim to love to enter a larger arena than the one you create for them.