I like good humor.

Only in spontaneity can we be who we truly are.

The whole point of working and practicing your whole life is so that you're ready when that moment arrives; when the inspiration arrives, you are ready to be at the disposal of inspiration.

Music speaks from spirit to spirit and in that sense you could call it a true spiritual language.

Spirituality is worthless if it's not practical. Music is my work. I am a musician.

I practice all the scales. Everyone should know lots of scales. Actually, I feel there are only scales. What is a chord, if not the notes of a scale hooked together?

My entire life is dedicated to music, and at my age, that makes a lot of years! But all the work and dedication is only that I'm able to forget myself and let the music do the 'talking.'

There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.

I'm not any different from you or the guy down the street or across the globe, we're all connected in some way and hopefully my music can integrate that feeling of human connectedness.

I believe everybody is spiritual and no one is any more spiritual than anyone else.

I'm never trying to preach to anybody with my music, but I'm aware of the universal nature of the human experience and I try to reach out and connect with people in that manner.

It wasn't normal, it was quite far from normal, but they were hers and she loved everything about them.

Too much good taste can be very boring. Independent style, on the other hand, can be very inspiring.

There is only one Steve Jobs, but if you want a shot at being the next Steve Jobs, learn to communicate using stories, demos, and pictures.

My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever

When we're talking about the transformation, we can add in the 25 pounds I've gained - I've been eating my way through the wireless industry.

But I can't take responsibility for criminal conduct of somebody inside the company.

I became an overachiever to get approval from the world.

We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.

A portrait, to be a work of art, neither must nor may resemble the sitter... one must paint its atmosphere.