Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine.

Don't go backwards - you've already been there.

Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music.

Just because you can't see anything , doesn't mean you should shut your eyes.

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.

Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.

Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.

There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.

Live each day like it's your last, 'cause one day you gonna be right

There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.'

Dreams, if they're any good, are always a little bit crazy.

Life is a great and noble calling, not a mean and grovelling thing to be shuffled through as best as we can but a lofty and exalted destiny.

I am invested in keeping present the forgotten bodies.

The food world is more crowded these days, but I think that there are more opportunities.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

One not only drinks the wine, one smells it, observes it, tastes it, sips it and-one talks about it.

Our biggest national security threat is the environmental destruction of our planet and the arms race with ourselves.

The best way to be future-friendly is to be backwards compatible.

Any politician who tells you morality has nothing to do with the law and government is about to do something extremely immoral.

A crowd is the only way to know if something works. Telling a friend or two doesn't matter. A crowd is what tells you what works or doesn't, so I'd rather go in front of them cold and see.

I am very, very grateful to have the best and most supportive fans ever.