I just live my life and try to be present. When I'm present in the moment and something comes, I can capture it, because it doesn't come from me, it's out there.

Love , creativity, and opportunity is in the air. Take it in and do your thing.

Music is my life, it is a reflection of what I go through.

One day we're going to watch people fight to the death, like Roman times. Instead of being in a coliseum, we're going to watch it on TV.

I've woken up from dreams and the whole song is there. I'm listening to it in my dreams. I consciously have to wake myself up and get a tape recorder because I hear it like a record.

There's certain things in life that I love. One is architecture. And music, culture, food, people. New Orleans has all of that.

Being free is a state of mind.

The idea of having to conform to someone else's ideal is unacceptable. I'm gonna be me. And if I can't be me, then I'd rather not do it.

We weren't put here to be miserable. We were put here to do the best we can, and we should take our energy and improve our state of being.

I am not trying to change the world. I am just offering my gift that God gave me, and if somebody is moved by it, that's beautiful.

I've always been into films. I've been offered lots of films but they've always been these very stereotypical roles. They wanted me to play some gangster or street guy, or pimp, drug addict.

Or was their guilt written plainly, and for all the world to see, across their face? Was it their face, in fact, for which they were guilty?

Science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted.

I eat a variety of foods like vegetables, fruit and beef for protein and iron.

Here in the United States, our profession is much maligned, people simply don't trust or like journalists anymore and that's sad.

Can one make the future a substitute for the present? And what guarantee have we that the future will be any better if we neglect the present?

The most attractive characteristic in a person is the story they are telling the world. We stop and stare at stories.

I've got no ego; I just like to have thousands of people write to me and tell me how wonderful I am.

That's what is was to be young - to be enthusiastic rather than envious about the good work other people could do.

The root of creativity is found in the need to repair the good object destroyed during the depressive phase.

Talking about our problems is our greatest additction. Break the habit. Talk about your joys.