Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.

Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.

I went with Lionel Hampton for three years. Out of that came a trip to Europe.

Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.

Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room.

You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff

I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you're supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.

The process is the most beautiful part.

I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth."

The only music I don't like is bad music.

Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.'

No Son [. . .] Not a traitor to your country. Much worse. A traitor to your soul.

Love has reasons which reason cannot understand.

I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.

By dint of railing at idiots, one runs the risk of becoming an idiot oneself.

New York is the dirtiest, largest, ugliest, broken-down city in the world-but it's the only one.

I've done every other thing in life except intimacy. That's the aberration, the thing I've never had.

The minute we begin to think we have all the answers, we forget the questions.

We carry the seeds of happiness with us wherever we go.

I kinda flirt with everything and everyone, no matter if it's a tree or a coffee cup. I can't resist.

Me, I have a science fiction writer's conviction that the damn robot is supposed to speak human, not the other way around.