The best Quotes by Keith Richards

Some doctor told me I had six months to live and I went to his funeral.

I've never tried to achieve anything. I achieved everything I wanted to achieve by being in the Rolling Stones and making records.

Give me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string; I wouldn't get bored anywhere.

Rock and Roll: Music for the neck downwards.

Songwriting's a weird game. I never intended to become one - I fell into this by mistake, and I can't get out of it. It fascinates me. I like to point out the rawer points of life.

If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.

Strange medical news from Pakistan: A man had a successful organ transplant with a dog. They gave the man a dog's organ. In a related story today, Keith Richards was seen chasing a mailman.

I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby, it just happens every day

I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate

Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Sold in the market down in New Orleans
Scarred old slaver knows he's doing alright
Hear him whip the women just around midnight

Time can tear down a building or destroy a woman's face
Hours are like diamonds, don't let them waste
Time waits for no one, no favors has he
Time waits for no one, and he won't wait for me

You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
Well, you might find
You get what you need

Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game

Lose your dreams and you might lose your mind.

The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either.

You wake up in the morning and you look at your old spoon, and you say to yourself, 'Mick, it's time to get yourself a new spoon.' And you do.

I must be careful not to get trapped in the past. That's why I tend to forget my songs.

I got nasty habits; I take tea at three.

A telephone survey says that 51 percent of college students drink until they pass out at least once a month. The other 49 percent didn't answer the phone.

Democrats were quick to point out that President Bush's budget creates a 1 trillion dollar deficit. The White House quickly responded with "Hey, look over there, it's Saddam Hussein."

Songs are as sad as the listener.

If it's illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail!

Love is like a flower; even the most beautiful one dies eventually.

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

Someone will always be prettier.
Someone will always be smarter.
Someone will always be younger.
But they will never be you.

This skull between my ears, that is a bad neighbourhood. I should not be in there alone.

Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny.

There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.

It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

If you end up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.

Let's play it f*cking loud!

In her own good land here she's been abused
She's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused
And the government for which she stands
Has scandalized throughout the land
And she's getting thread bare, and she's wearin' thin
But she's in good shape, for the shape she's in
Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.

You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference.

I'm thankful for each and every day. We never know when time is up.

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.