I think that most art is asking a question or is looking for something, looking for answers and that is what life seems to be about for most people.

Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back.

A woman can't change a man because she loves him. A man changes himself because he loves her.

Your reality is yours. Stop wasting time looking at someone else's reality while doing nothing about yours.

The most successful people in this world recognize that taking chances to get what they want is much more productive than sitting around being too scared to take a shot.

If you pray about it don't worry about it. If you're going to worry about it don't pray about it.

Sometimes out of your biggest misery, comes your greatest gain.

Everybody by your side ain't on your side

Don't be afraid to lose him, because if a man truly loves you, he's not going anywhere

Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration, patience, anger. Music is an extension of my soul.

On a two week road trip I know I can get by better with no underwear than no laptop.

I can't tell you how many times in the '90s I'd meet somebody, we'd be having a nice time, and they'd sigh and go, 'This is exactly like Before Sunrise.' And I'd have to get up and leave.

Act non-action; undertake no undertaking; taste the tasteless.

Minor artists borrow, great ones steal.

In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development.

I just feel that the East and the West are two different worlds. I sometimes get saddened when I see that very few writers of color are published or reviewed in East Coast presses and magazines.

What's the orbital velocity of the moon?

Saloons provide moments of genuine ecstasy - but only if your soul is at peace and the rest of your life bears contemplating. Otherwise, they are palaces of misery.