In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music.

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.

Because you live to love and love to live/ And because of what your heardrum will give/ Now we might love to live and live to love.

What is life for? Life is for love.

don't ever think that you're a single in total freedom, but think of combating the forces of lust.

They were never defeated they were only killed.

In the moment of making films, I want to share my observations of life, not of other films.

I think playing the way I played, and knowing the game the way I know it, I think I'm going to have a better idea as to what the mindset of each player was.

Our perspective is what holds the key to whether the solution is ordinary or extraordinary.

Be firm and upright upon the commands of Allah, work to His obedience and keep away from His disobedience.

And when the time comes to replace the O2 I have today, maybe my next machine will run Linux.

There is something patently insane about all the typewriters sleeping with all the beautiful plumbing in the beautiful office buildings -and all the people sleeping in the slums.