SONNY BONO

Don't cling to fame. You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're going to die, and somebody else is going to get it.

What is qualified? What have I been qualified for in my life? I haven't been qualified to be a mayor. I'm not qualified to be a songwriter. I'm not qualified to be a TV producer. I'm not qualified to be a successful businessman. And so, I don't know what qualified means.

If anybody ever dares to compare Bob Dole to Clinton, then they're comparing a criminal to an honest man.

People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records.

We all love the environment, but we have placed creatures above people. A rat is a rat.

I'm a maverick. I've always been a maverick.

I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred.

I'm not a lawyer, and maybe I should have used more specific legal language.

People underestimate me, but I've always been a stretch runner.

I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am.

We'll have all the same players... We'll be missing one, actually.

Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life.

With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge. You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find it rather disgusting. And it goes on and on.

Education in America stinks!

A good politician doesn't tell you what he's going to do next.

Hey, I'm done with it. I'm not a Scientologist [any more.]

L. Ron Hubbard [founder of Scientology] was a falling-down drunk who drank himself to death.

Certainly everyone has demonstrated their ability in legal knowledge, and wouldn't it be now nice if we vote on this thing and move on?

I have nothing against homosexuality. I just think that in this day and age most people are not ready to accept it.

I think we should have more politicians from the street …. We need more regular people up here in Congress.

That’s a personal issue that belongs in somebody’s house … something we shouldn’t be sticking our fingers into.

We all love the environment, but … a rat is a rat.

You can take a position with the media, but don’t necessarily get in their face.

You've got to give someone like Cher a lot of credit. She's worked very hard to get where she is. I can't take that away from her.

We must get rid of the IRS. It's a bureaucracy fraught with totalitarianism.