Mick Jagger

“Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.”

“I'd rather be dead than singing 'Satisfaction' when I'm forty-five.”

“Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.”

“Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.”

“I haven't had the time to plan returning to the scene because I haven't left it.”

“A good thing never ends.”

“You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.”

“People think they know you. They know the things about you that you have forgotten.”

“I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression.”

“People love talking about when they were young and heard Honky Tonk Women for the first time. It's quite a heavy load to carry on your shoulders, the memories of so many people.”

“I believe we should encourage children to sing and play instruments from an early age.”

“I can't get no satisfaction.”

“I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.”

“People get very thoughtful when they are in cars. I no longer care for cars. I don't collect them.”

“We have a lot of secondary market problems in the U.K.; it's really bad there. And lots of artists are starting to participate in it, because they put the tickets up at a certain price, then the tickets get marked up by the secondary sellers, and someone else gets twice as much as you.”

“I don't really count myself as a very sophisticated businessperson. I'm a creative artist. All I know from business I've picked up along the way.”

“I came into music just because I wanted the bread. It's true. I looked around and this seemed like the only way I was going to get the kind of bread I wanted.”