I'm a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.

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 you live life to the fullness.

In life we are separated by boundaries political, cultural, ethical, linguistical and psychical. But in death we are all united, for all afterlife is similarly unknown

We love in others what we lack ourselves and would be everything but what we are.

It felt very natural to me to write a Christmas song, but at the same time I had to really put all sorts of pressure aside and just let the creativity flow and see what came out.

Los Angeles is not a town full of airheads. There's a great deal of wonderful energy there.

Board meetings should not be for the benefit of the board. They should be for the benefit of the CEO and the senior team.

I speak Mandarin and can read and write a little. I took a few classes at Harvard to get better in my reading and writing skills.

I try to catch them right on the tip of his nose, because I try to punch the bone into the brain.

All those young photographers who are at work in the world, determined upon the capture of actuality, do not know that they are agents of Death.

No religion but blasphemes a little.