I RECOGNIZE them for what they were. 'DeDe Dinah,' 'Ginger Bread,' come on. They're fun things. They're middle of the ROAD. It wasn't REALLY rock and roll. I don't know what it was, but it was something accepted and bought, and people still like them. When I reminiscence on stage, people respond. They really like those SONGS.

When liberals ADVOCATE a value-added tax, CONSERVATIVES should RESPOND: Taxing consumption has merits, so we will consider it - after the 16th Amendment is repealed.

We're absolutely American and distinctly so, I think. That's part of what PEOPLE RESPOND to outside of this country, part of the REASON that we're such a huge band outside of the U.S., where we're not so popular now as we were 10 or 12 years ago.

I RARELY EVER RESPOND to misquotes and WRONG information. PLUS, it only serves to bring attention to the matter.

I don't know if I have the RIGHT answers, but I can TELL you that I try to not RESPOND in a moment of being ANGRY.

I think that if you LIVE long enough, you REALIZE that so much of what happens in life is out of your control, but how you RESPOND to it is in your control. That's what I try to REMEMBER.

When you really need help, people will respond. SINCERITY MEANS dropping the image facade and showing a willingness to be VULNERABLE. TELL it the way it is, lumps and all. Don't worry if your presentation isn't perfect; ask from your HEART. Keep it simple, and people will open up to you.

The MUSIC has a better FEELING when you're responding to what's going on. Music is LIKE playing handball, playing catch with SOMEONE, not playing GOLF. Everywhere the ball bounces is where you respond to it.

A LOT of times, PEOPLE SEND me emails, and then I FORGET about them, or I never respond to them, or I respond to them WEEKS later.

Never EXPECT that your startup can cover every aspect of the market. The key is knowing what segment will respond to your unique offering. Who your PRODUCT appeals to is just as IMPORTANT as the product itself.

I realised that people respond to banal THINGS. They don't ACCEPT their own HISTORY, not participating in ACCEPTANCE WITHIN their own being.

You're gonna have pretty bad defeats. But you've gotta be able to RESPOND and come back in and compete the NEXT NIGHT.