A man's biggest enemy is his mouth.

Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.

Dreams are woven with threads of truth.

I'm trap in marriage with gangsta rhyme and my street life.

It is humor's job to laugh at the futility oft engendered by the improbable

A character for steadiness once gone is not easily recovered

I know I’m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but I’m not a jazz musician. I’m not a classical musician, either. My music is like my life: It’s in between these areas.

No human being is illegal.

I fight for perfection

You can meet a young person who goes to school and is really enthusiastic, but if a sufficiently strong personality convinces them that this is a waste of time, that person might flunk out.

I never imagined I could make it to the top of Mount Everest at age 80. This is the world's best feeling, although I'm totally exhausted. Even at 80, I can still do quite well.