When you have children, you almost feel like you've made your contribution to the survival of the human species. It's your way of passing the baton.

More Quotes by Chris de Burgh

My house is a very calm and beautiful place and is full of positive energy.

I was born in Argentina, and have lived in England, Ireland, Africa and Malta.

I know it sounds glamorous, but it was bloody cold growing up in a castle.

Philanthropy is never understood by those who don't have it in their own hearts.

I believe that music is an international language and deserves to be heard all over the world.

I will never forget seeing Alien when it came out in 1979. I'm not that big a fan of horror, but I remember the slow build, the claustrophobic feeling on the spacecraft, this tremendous sense of impending doom.