I chose to enter a profession that is not easy. To be able to say that I am doing what I love for a living - man, it isn't work. I cannot begin to describe how fortunate I am.

People say that envy is a deadly sin, but I disagree. I love watching a person do something that I can't. I find it to be incredibly motivating.

I honestly have never been a guy to panic or freak out in the middle of a crisis. Growing up in the south side of Chicago will make you pretty resilient.

Healing is a process. Sometimes it's quick, and other times it's gruelingly long. You're the only person who knows when it's time to move on and let go.

Do the right thing. Not just when it's convenient for you, but all the time. Words to live by.

Somewhere along the line, I conditioned myself to be a quick thinker. I take a step back and try to assess the situation, then make the best decision possible at the moment.

I think being vulnerable paves the way for humility.

Life is all about experiencing the full range of emotions.

Be confident, but allow yourself to be vulnerable.

When I watch a singer perform, or an athlete, I can't help but be driven to be the best I can be at my craft.

If we learn to live with few wants, we shall forever be happy.

Music not only saved my life, it gave me a life

Besides, your a cat.Its your nature to think your the center of the univ

shame should be reserved for the things we choose to do, not the circumstances that life puts on us

Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic.

Take winter as you find him, and he turns out to be a thoroughly honest fellow; with no nonsense in him, which is a great comfort in the long-run.

In America, they want you to accomplish these great feats, to pull off these David Copperfield-type stunts. You want me to be great, but you don't ever want me to say I'm great?

... a man has to think of his soul before everything else.

I don't want to be a one-hit wonder.

What is next to ecstasy? Pain. What is next to pain? Nothingness. What is next to nothingness? Hell.