I've always loved singing. I find it exhilarating.

No matter where we come from or where we're going, we've all got memories to contend with, and it's always best not to do this alone!

My father had a varied ear, from Hank Williams to Ravel.

The wonderful thing about Jazz is its willingness to take chances.

My parents were older than normal when they had me, and had been very into the politics of the 1960s, so I was brought up in that atmosphere.

It's great to have other people's help. Then the music gets heard. There's a lot more commercial support for that now.

Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.

Once I was in the city, I really enjoyed it. Just to experience things. There was so much new stuff.

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

I had my guitar and some talent so that I could make friends with intelligent people and could talk my way out of difficult situations.

I did not go through the Book. The Book went through me.

A lot of independent films offer a harsh reality check.

A man cannot be comfortable [or cannot be made comfortable] without his own approval.

The Bible isn't a choose your own adventure book where everyone can just make up their own meaning.

not all drugs are good.. some of them are great

If we're going to create the best business climate to create higher paying jobs and retain our young people, we're going to have to build a workforce prepared for the opportunities of the future.

An achievement-oriented culture is very pro-employee - it's so much more fun than one that isn't. Excellence is a tremendous amount of fun; mediocrity is not.

The world is a severe schoolmaster, for its frowns are less dangerous than its smiles and flatteries, and it is a difficult task to keep in the path of wisdom.

Without love our life is ... a ship without a rudder ... like a body without a soul.

My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man.