I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.

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.

Whatever your territory is does not matter, what matters is the amount of time you are ready to invest into it to become the king of that territory.

The world is your perception of it. Inside and outside always match - they're reflections of each other. The world is a mirror image of your mind.

Kindness is a kind of magic, in return we get love which is eternal.

Love is a contradiction... Jace to Clary

If you stop and think about it, nearly all great humor is at the expense of someone or something.

Wow", he rasped. "Do you emasculate all the men, or am I speacial?

If a man knows not life which he hath seen, how shall he know death, which he hath not seen?

There were only so many kicks a dog could take before it turned vicious.’ (Acheron)

I'm more cautious about what I write.

Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.