I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.

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.

Quit taking life so seriously. It isn’t a test.

No matter how great the love, the pain, the sadness, the power of a heart, no one can recreate the sea. Nowhere else.

Pity arises when we are sorry for someone.Compassion is when we understand and help wisely.

I never understood the theory, once popular among doctors, that blamed mental disorders on too little or too much mother love. My own mother was my darling.

An action comitted in anger is an action doomed to failure.

I grew up in Denver, Colorado. After high school I went to Vegas

Being obscure in acronyms is great. I think I'll start making up my own... INYM - I'm Not Your Momma.

Eleanor's hair caught fire at dawn. Her eyes were dark and shining, and his arms were sure of her. The first time he touched her hand, he'd known.

I have been a multitude of shapes, Before I assumed a consistent form.

And we don't often get any wading birds in the River Ankh, mainly because the pollution would eat their legs away and anyway, it's easier for them to walk on the surface.