If there's something more awaiting me in the future, I'd rather leave it up to God since what He creates is far better than my imagination.

I've been fortunate to live a very full professional life. Most of it has happened through God's graciousness and not from something I've imagined.

Learn your craft well. Take care of your own business. Success (popularity) is fleeting for most, but longevity lies in a quality craft with integrity. Oh, and don't take yourself too seriously.

I'm so honored to have been a part of something so meaningful that helped to keep so many families and loved ones connected.

I enjoyed all of the tours and learned something from everyone.

Praying is simple. Use the words that you know. You don't have to be eloquent, just sincere and reverent.

I've recorded songs that are prayers in different styles, not just in the traditional gospel style that can help and comfort them. It's the words that matter most.

I will never forget Oprah's [Winfrey] major contribution to my success by having me perform on her show (March '91) and introducing me as, "the voice that brought her out of the shower!"

Why don't you read the Good News of God.

The inner being is a divine soul.

Should kids check phones at dinner? I don't know. To me, that's a parenting choice.

When I was growing up, I was lucky to benefit from a first class education.

Good is that which makes for unity. Evil is that which makes for separateness.

Any pianist and singer/songwriter would say "Carnegie Hall." It's such a legendary place. I'd love to play at Carnegie Hall. That's definitely dream of mine.

We want to make every single interaction in the world into a ready-to-use brick.

Google is my rapid response research assistant. It's the Swiss Army knife of information retrieval.

He would never abandon her, never leave a gaping hole, and even if he died someday, he was preserved like a lab specimen from all the alcohol he imbibed, so he wouldn't look or act much different.

If we could read minds, we wouldn't need headsets.