Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. He's gonna fight and he's gonna lose. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of that battle, he does not lose himself.

Right here, right now, God has placed you to do what you do best. Go all the way.

You listen to people that love you and you listen to people that you trust. Most of all, you listen to yourself.

Are you suggesting that we reopen the Opera with a murder as an added attraction?

I am not in the habit of taking baritones to supper.

That's what character is, it's in the trying.

Success is not a goal, it's a byproduct.

... what you think is right isn't the same as knowing what is right.

To be at peace, does not mean that you are amiss of every storm, it only means that you can find a calm within the storm.

Imagination is vastly more important than intelligence.

I know that my works are a credit to this nation and I dare say they will endure longer than the McCarran Act.

The minute you make a mistake - that's improvisation!

I fell in love with music by listening to R&B, & it's the core of who I am.

Bravery and courage is walking into pain and knowing that something better is on the other side

Anyone who ever loves anyone truly loves them because of their indefinable essence, not because they conform to some checklist.

I believe in the fatal hairdo just for the love of saying fatal hairdo.

I can't hate for long. It isn't worth it.