American Quotes

Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.

It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate.

Never say anything on the phone that you wouldn't want your mother to hear at your trial.

I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.

The more you act like a lady, the more he'll act like a gentleman.

You only can live on adrenaline for so long; one thing is for sure, it doesn't pay the bills.

Releasing a record is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the promotion of the product, but you have to play the game if you are to have a chance of competing in the market place.

People assume that because you have graced the same stage as the star act, in front of thousands, you must be reaping similar financial rewards. This is a complete fallacy.

One moment you appear to be riding the crest of a wave, only to have the rug pulled away from you, bringing you back down to earth with a sickening thud.

One lapse of judgment can cost and talent isn't everything. A huge slice of good fortune in needed to make it to the top, and without that element of luck, you've no chance.

Music is 10% exhilaration and 90% utter disappointment.

It's not what you play but what you leave out that makes the difference.

If you never try, you'll never know what you are capable of.

It was hard to make fun of him because he seemed to have so much fun making fun of himself.

There's tons of creative people in television that have one failure after another, and they just step up higher. I could never get over that. When I had a failure, there was no such thing as just getting over it.

Spontaneity is such an entertaining facet of show business.

I could never do a show, or be a personality like Howard Stern, where you take all that heat from critics. What he does, he does, but the critical heat would crucify me.

The Gong Show provided me with five years of the happiest times of my life, but that's that. And to be known as the guy who gave the world The Gong Show - listen, my Uncle George isn't known as anything. So I guess it isn't so bad in that context.

You've got to make it a good example for those kids regardless of how much you mess up.

When I'm out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that's on my mind and everything I'm going through is forgotten about.

When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasn't focused on school - I was into the music and trying to please my dad.

It's always good when you can bring two artists together who are totally different.

I've never been in a competition before, and I said I'm going to go. I think - I just love to sing.

I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I said, 'I'm gonna go on American Idol and see how far it takes me.'

I'm very soulful. I grew up singing in church. When I sing a song, I like to feel what I'm singing.

I wanted people to see me, to change their minds about me.

I want to still be singing at 70 years old. I want to be open to the dreams I haven't even dreamed up.

I want to do all types of music, music for all people. I want my music to be encouraging, to help people.

I think my purpose was just to get out and sing. I love to sing. I wasn't even in it for the - you know, the prize. I was, like, 'Hey, man, I'm going to sing.'

I seemed so different from other kids; I grew up in church and felt a connection with God, and a lot of kids my age really didn't understand that.