I look back and say, "This must have been somebody else." I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this.

Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.

I went with Lionel Hampton for three years. Out of that came a trip to Europe.

Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.

Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room.

You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff

I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you're supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.

Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.

The process is the most beautiful part.

I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth."

The only music I don't like is bad music.

May the weary soul find rest in the Lord.

He who does not value life does not deserve it.

Africa north of the Sahara, from a zoological point of view, is now, and has been since early Tertiary times, a part of Europe. This is true both of animals and of the races of man.

Scars are but evidence of life.

The world I was born into was one filled with music.

I held Nefertiti's body closer to mine, trying to press her spirit into me, to bring it back. But the reign of Nefertiti was finished. She was gone from Egypt.

The only advice I can give you is what you're telling yourself. Only, maybe you're too scared to listen.

There are days in retirement that are the waking equivalent of a dreamless sleep, if you know what I mean.

The first myth of management is that it exists.

Communism didn't work because people weren't ready for it, it was corrupt, and because it squelched individualism.