I hope to use dialogue and culture as a means of bringing people of various cultures together, and using that as a way to resolve conflict.

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.

Don't be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That's where the joy and the adventure lie.

You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.

Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.

Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision.

I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.

You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.

The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit.

Art is the greatest opportunity to admire the human mind!

We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes–understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.

What I wish to show when I paint is the way I see things with my eyes and in my heart.

I'm a professional hanger outer. I'm a super liability, too. I joke around and I'm like a hyper-active child.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish the art of music for decades, if not centuries.

I can assure you the National Federation is an organization of Republican women whose power, prestige, perception, and purpose will never be underestimated by anyone.

I was guilty and irritated and full of love and pain. I wanted to kick him and I wanted to take him in my arms.

You know how you're supposed to choose between playing up your eyes or your lips? I always choose lips. I love the drama.

While prosperity is in some ways related to money, it is not caused by money.