Quotes from Rod Stewart

Life is so brief and time is a thief when you're undecided.

Optimism is my best defense.

Surely if God had meant us to do yoga, he would have put our heads behind our knees.

I was never a good-looking bloke. Not by a long chalk.

Well, I have a CBE and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family, it's not bestowed on you by the government, you have to be nominated by the public.

I have enough music coming out of my kids' bedrooms when I'm at home.

I must really confess right here, the attraction was purely physical.

May you grow to be proud, dignified, and true, and do unto others as you'd have done to you.

Sometimes I think the playing field is certainly not even. You know, it's just not.

There is this power that comes with being famous.

Should I string her up or strangle her in bed, suffocate that venomous head? Or perhaps I'll just whip her to death. Listen, do me a favor, kill my wife.

I don't think people expect Bruce Springsteen to come out in a pink satin jacket, but Rod Stewart, they do. And I like doing it; I don't wear it just because I think I have to. I'm a very flamboyant person.

I have a voice coach, but only in so much as to make my voice stronger so I can sing for five nights a week, two hours.

Obviously, I haven't really progressed that much at my craft.

All you did was wreck my bed and in the morning kick me in the head.

My love for you is immeasurable, my respect for you immense. You're ageless, timeless, lace and fineness, you're beauty and elegance.

Well, there's not a day goes by when I don't get up and say thank you to somebody.

You can avoid the press if you really want to and I don't walk around with five security guards either because I think that just draws attention.

The first cut is the deepest.

I want to make people aware of early detection.

You go through life wondering what is it all about but at the end of the day it's all about family.

Listen, if my career was to end tomorrow, I would have no complaints whatsoever.

I've been out with some extremely beautiful women who have had no sex appeal whatsoever. It really is a lot more than skin deep.

It was early detection that saved my voice - and I imagine, my life.