They wanted to know why I did what I did. Well, sir I guess there's just meanness in the world.

I tend to be pessimistic. I want to believe in hope.

Hey, little dolly with the blue jeans on, I want to ramrod with you, honey, 'til half past dawn.

I tend to be a subscriber to the idea that you have everything you need by the time you're 12 years old to do interesting writing for most of the rest of your life - certainly by the time you're 18.

I was the only person I'd ever met who had a record contract. None of the E Street Band, as far as I know, had been on an airplane until Columbia sent us to Los Angeles.

Two hearts are better than one.

Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk.