“Let us not be deceived we are today in the midst of a cold war.”

“Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures.”

“To me - old age is always ten years older than I am.”

“There is something about inside information which seems to paralyse a man's reasoning powers.”

“Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.”

“I made my money by selling too soon.”

“I am not saying that Hitler was a choir boy. But I am saying, let him who was innocent in the Second World War cast the first stone.”

“Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.”

“Pride is ugly. It says, 'If you succeed, I am a failure.'”

“There are only three things that can kill a farmer: lightning, rolling over in a tractor, and old age.”

“Old age is no place for sissies.”

“Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.”

“I am the perfect version of me.”

“But if you tame me, then weshall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, Ishall be unique in all the world.”

“I don't want the world to keep turning without me on it.”