We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the case with Zeppelin as well.

We're a very expensive group; we break a lot of rules. It's unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear .

The reason we're successful, darling? My overall charisma, of course

Get on your bikes and ride!

We've gone overboard on every Queen album. But that's Queen.

Interview? Oh don't be ridiculous.

I was never too keen on the British music press. They've called us a supermarket hype, and they used to suggest that we didn't write our own songs.

I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.

And, we have no such thing as a budget anymore. Our manager freaks when we show him the bill. We're lavish to the bone, but all our money goes back into the product.

If we're weird onstage, I don't know what you'd call the Tubes.

But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.

What will I be doing in twenty years' time? I'll be dead, darling! Are you crazy?

Inside my heart is breaking, My make-up may be flaking, But my smile, still, stays on!

Who wants to live forever?

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth…not going all the way, and not starting.

To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.

In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true strength.

Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all.

As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.

Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.

“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”