Being realistic encompasses the negative, but it by no means excludes the positive.

Keeping it real" isn't just a matter of facing up to harsh facts. It also includes opening up to the plethora of possibilities that offer us ways of impacting the world in spite of adversity.

Our feelings are not there to be cast out or conquered. They’re there to be engaged and expressed with imagination and intelligence.

The problem with feelings is neither that our moods fluctuate nor that our emotions seem to fail us. The greater dilemma is that most have only learned how to dance to one type of feeling.

In our effort to be honest about our problems, it is not necessary that we cease to be mindful of our potential.

Mental and emotional freedom is not the denial of truth — it’s the recognition that truth isn't something we need to run from or be afraid of.

No power so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.

He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton

I just like music that sounds like music. Not like machines and computers and things that you design to make things sound slick and perfect.

Pen, wax and parchment govern the world.

Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement. Think on paper and write them down!

What began in deadly competition has helped us to see that global cooperation is the essential precondition for our survival. Travel is broadening. It's time to hit the road again.

People who say that music is dead or hip-hop is dead are refusing to evolve.

The absence of feeling bad isn't enough to make you happy; you must strive to find sources of feeling good

I did decide that you have to put your name about a bit, and so, although I would have preferred to have never done publicity or an interview or a fashion shoot for a magazine or a chat show.

Technology is anything that was invented after you were born.