I was a very good cook, and I knew I could build a business.

Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.

Seek out people to work with who are brimming with talent, energy, integrity, optimism, and generosity.

Life is too complicated not to be orderly.

There is no single recipe for success. But there is one essential ingredient: Passion

Never make a big decision without sleeping on it.

I have a microphone on one ankle and an ankle bracelet on the other, so I'm well balanced today.

If you learn something new every day, you can teach something new every day

You should never accept what can be offered to you if you feel it can be improved.

I try to seek out and surround myself with people who just percolate fresh, original, and creative ideas.

So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.

Surely a pretty woman never looks prettier than when making tea.

Creativity needs a problem, and the creative person needs a purpose.

A hick town is one in which there is no place to go where you shouldn't be.

So absolute, it is no other than happiness itself, a breathing too quiet to hear.

Veracity is a plant of paradise, and the seeds have never flourished beyond the walls.

There will be fiscal issues that are appropriate to discuss.

I try to put the same spirit into that that I put into any other music endeavor I'm involved in.

The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.

I assure you that the training that you get in a midget, in a sprint car and perhaps in a Silver Crown car is really the kind of experience that makes you into a damn good race driver.