But loss is a precious stone to me, a nectar Distilled in time, preaching the truth of winter To the fallen heart that does not cease to fall.

The poem is a plank laid over the lion's den.

I have always been fascinated by the concept of the villain and the hero being in one person.

If you want to be successful, find someone who has already done it and do it the same way they did.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

In 1993, I retired from the Art Ensemble of Chicago to devote myself full time to Buddhist studies and to the practice of Aikido.

We've got to find another way of producing energy.

I dont have big anxieties. I wish I did. Id be much more interesting.

I notice guys playing the piano playing a part up here and a part down there, and I wandered why couldn't I do that on the guitar?

I'm really hoping just to keep building on what we're doing. You have to build your core business first which is really important.

Graciousness is the fruit of someone who knows how badly they themselves need grace.