Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination.

I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.

Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.

I dreamt that I could paint you with words, but there were no colors bright enough, black or white enough, blue or green enough...they didn't mean enough

Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.

Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.

They say that when a man faces his destiny, the destiny ends and he becomes the man that he really is.

It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.

My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.

Every decision you make takes you one step closer to being wealthy ... or one step further away.

Was that tragedy? Or was that comedy? Was there really any difference?

Being brave requires taking deliberate action and doing something new that stretches you beyond your comfort zone.

If your Idea cannot CHANGE the INDUSTRY, you have added no VALUE

A man like Verdi must write like Verdi.

I invite everyone to chose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.

Sometimes I wish I could walk up to my music for the first time, as if I had never heard it before.

Well, on the one hand the Turks have the legitimate need to defend their national dignity - and this includes being recognized as a part of the west and Europe.

Men are less forgiving than women.

Sitting like a mountain let your mind rise and fly and soar.