'Darkness on the Edge of Town' came out of a huge body of work that had tons of very happy songs.

You've always got to remember, rock and roll's never been about giving up. For me, for a lot of kids, it was a totally positive force... not optimistic all the time, but positive. It was never--never--a bout surrender.

You can't have a United States if you are telling some folks that they can't get on the train. There is a cracking point where a society collapses.

An unfulfilled life makes a hard man.

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.

Don't take yourself too seriously. And take yourself as seriously as death itself.

Your legs were heaven, your breasts were the alter, your body was the holy land.