Good Quotes

Everyone's not good at everything, it's okay to depend on someone.

The reality is, sometimes, you lose. And you're never too good to lose. And you're never too big to lose. You're never too smart to lose.

I think YouTube has destroyed the genre barrier. People can be into Justin Bieber and Eminem at the same time. It's a good thing.

At heart, I guess I'm a saloon singer because there's a greater intimacy between performer and audience in a nightclub. Then again, I love the excitement of appearing before a big concert audience. Let's just say that the place isn't important, as long as everybody has a good time.

I'm mad about good books, can't get my fill .

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.

People gonna talk whether you doing bad or good.

You may never be good enough for everybody, but you will always be the best for somebody.

I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know, and when I did finally get the guitar, it didn't seem that difficult to me, to be able to make a good noise out of it.

What good are fans? You can't eat applause for breakfast. You can't sleep with it.

We're constantly being bombarded by insulting and humiliating music, which people are making for you the way they make those Wonder Bread products. Just as food can be bad for your system, music can be bad for your spiritual and emotional feelings. It might taste good or clever, but in the long run, it's not going to do anything for you.

Tell me a musician who's got rich off digital sales. Apple's doing pretty good though, right?

If I can do just one tenth of the good Michael Jackson did for others, I can really make a difference in this world.

What's the good of reaching 90, if you waste 89?

You can't make a good deal with a bad person.

If the reason for doing something is that everyone else is doing it, it's not a good enough reason.

I meant it, it's real; the lyric is as good now as it was then. It's no different. And it makes me feel secure to know that I was that sensible, or whatever-not sensible, aware of myself... It was just me singing 'Help' and I meant it.

I've made two 'discoveries' in my life: Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono. I think that's a pretty damned good choice.

It can never be again! Everyone always talks about a good thing coming to an end, as if life was over. But I'll be 40 when this interview comes out. Paul is 38. Elton John, Bob Dylan - we're all relatively young people. The game isn't over yet. Everyone talks in terms of the last record or the last Beatle concert - but, God willing, there are another 40 years of productivity to go.

No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.