It's part of my nature. I get excited when trying out new stuff, whether it be an idea or equipment. It stimulates my juices.

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.

We take to the breeze, we go as we please.

There are times when the world is rearranging itself, and at times like that, the right words can change the world.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real

When we understand that Peace is a state of mind we understand true Peace.

Never let your small business make you small-minded.

'It's much better to understand than to be understood,' from my mom.

When I wrote the Anita Hill book I believed everything I wrote was accurate.

Anyone who has entered the United States illegally is subject to deportation. That is what it means to have laws and to have a country. Otherwise we don't have a country.

Then at the top of the hill, the road forks. Which just figures. "You gotta be kidding." I say. One part of the road goes left, the other goes right. (Well, it's a "Fork" ain't it?)

Happiness is an art that one has to learn. It has nothing to do with your doing or not doing.