Jon Bon Jovi Quotes

"This is the way I look at sex scenes: I have basically been doing them for a living for years. Trying to seduce an audience is the basis of rock `n roll, and if I may say so, I`m pretty good at it...Plus, being married and monogamous, it`s the closest thing I can do to having sex without getting in trouble for it...The only thing I like more than my wife is my money, and I`m not about to lose that to her and her lawyers, that`s for damn sure."--Movieline, February 1998

"I would love to be able to do both (acting and making music). If I look at someone like Sinatra, who toured until he was 80 and made 60 movies, that would be a great life to have."

"My real friends and my family know that if I`m not working I`m miserable. It`s not for monetary reasons. I already have fame and fortune. Now I want to find the greatness in things - which is why I was attracted to the arts in the first place. Slowly, I have fallen in love with acting. And all the struggle here - the acting lessons, the indie movies - has taught me so much." (being in the limelight)

"If people have to tell you how successful they are, they really aren`t that successful. That`s something I learned sweeping floors at this recording studio called the Power Station. Mediocre stars were the biggest pricks, and the big stars were the ones who came in and said, "How`re those demos going?" - Keep pushing." (success and life)

"Introverted maybe, but incredibly focused to do whatever it is that I want to do. If it`s to go running this morning or to drink tonight, it`s gonna be the whole bottle. I don`t sip." (about being shy)

It is really a great thing when you get to inspire others with your words on such a universal level. I will never forget meeting these two girls, Dee and MJ. When they told me all that my music had done for them, it was just such a great feeling. They are two very wonderful, and beautiful girls and I am glad I got a chance to meet them. They were very lovely girls.

"Do you really want to know why I`m doing all this goodwill, and why I`m an ambassador for Habitat for Humanity and why I gave a million to (relief efforts for Hurricane) Katrina? It`s because I feel guilty about the huge hole in the ozone layer my haircuts created. It`s my responsibility to right the wrongs of the Eighties."

"Success is falling nine times and getting up ten."

Don`t waste your time away thinkin` `bout yesterday`s blues.

Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don`t, who will?

I wrote the album during a time of extreme polarization in America. There was a war happening and it was dividing families. I realized the party that I was working for had lost but that we still had to come forward together as a nation. You can`t be a sore loser. Hence the album title Have a Nice Day". What drew me to politics in the first place was the fact that I wanted to have a place to take a stand and use my voice to express what I believed in. But I`ve no longer got any political aspirations. I feel that as a politician, fifty per cent of people would hate you before you even left the house. And I`ve never quite known what motivates politicians. Do they really believe in the cause that strongly or is it just the pursuit of power? I once flew on a plane with Bill Clinton and a reporter asked whose job was better, mine or the President`s? I said that mine was, because I get to keep the plane and the house."

Some people just court celebrity for the sake of it. People like Tom Cruise. He was always a great actor, but I think the man`s lost it, lost it. You won`t ever catch me jumping up and down on Oprah going on about how I love this woman. And then others start feeding off it. Suddenly, Katie Holmes is on the covers of magazines. These people claim they hate the intrusion that fame brings but then they bring it on themselves by having huge entourages everywhere they go, attracting attention to themselves. It`s a great fallacy. Another one`s Paris Hilton. Famous for being infamous. And the people who should be getting the attention, people like Bob Dylan, aren`t. It`s sad.

Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.

This is the way I look at sex scenes: I have basically been doing them for a living for years. Trying to seduce an audience is the basis of rock `n roll, and if I may say so, I`m pretty good at it.

The only thing I like more than my wife is my money, and I`m not about to lose that to her and her lawyers, that`s for damn sure.

You know these love letters mix with whisky, just don`t light a match when you kiss me.

Don`t get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be.

Miracles happen everyday, change your perception of what a miracle is and you`ll see them all around you.

I was crushed when Bush got re-elected. I was so depressed and am still gravely disappointed with the results of both elections. I think history will verify that the world would have been a much better place if the outcome had not been that way. I`m never going to be invited for tea at the White House. But I`ve never gone on stage - before the elections or since - and slagged off Bush. Not because I agree with him in any way, out of respect for the office of President. It`s too obvious to bash Bush. Everybody knows what I think about his policies. We went to a local bar for a couple of drinks to cheer ourselves up. On the way home we passed a couple who were in their sixties. I could see the recognition in their eyes so I said, `How ya doing?`. The old guy replied, `I only got one thing to say to you` - and put his hand in the sign of a `W`. I went bananas - and that wasn`t one tenth of how badly my wife reacted. Needless to say, it`s been a difficult last couple of years. It`s heartbreaking many people now view Americans with suspicion. At one time, we were everybody`s best friend. We could go to places perceived as dangerous territories. Now, I`d think twice about asking our road crew to travel there. (May 2006)

We`ve been gone five years and the best they could come up with was boy bands?

Piano playing is a dying art. I love the fact that I can be one guy with one instrument evoking an emotional and musical experience.

Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.

If you wanted to torture me, you`d tie me down and force me to watch our first five videos.

I always think I`m the Tom Cruise of music - a lot of success and fans, but no critics, darling.

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