It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.

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.

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.

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.

What use, after all, is man, if not to teach God His lessons?

To be precise, there are three gems for healthy life: sufficient workouts, healthy food, and enough sleep.

People are not as smart as you want them to be

God prunes us when He is about to take us into a new season of growth and expansion.

You're wearing that hat? After all the magic I used to make your dress pretty?" ~Howl from the movie 'Howl's Moving Castle

A wise man can do no better than to turn from the churches and look up through the airy majesty of the wayside trees with exultation, with resignation, at the unconquerable uncomplicated sun.

Some subjects come up suddenly in our speech and cannot be silenced.

The dead are the only people to have permanent dwellings.

I love my rejection slips. They show me I try.

The United States has been called the melting pot of the world. But it seems to me that the colored man either missed getting into the pot or he got melted down.