Jazz to me is the spirit of freedom. I mean real freedom. Freedom to explore. Freedom to express. Freedom to pour out your guts.

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.

If your doctor told you that you needed immediate surgery could you perform it yourself?

Lord, I thank you for answering my prayers at the right time.

Nature is the master of talents genius is the master of nature.

When you work with kids, you realize if they have a really good, stable family environment that they're going to be okay.

The key to success in any organization is identifying, developing, and empowering the right people.

Ego-centeredness is not individuality at all.

I remember perfectly my first trip to New York, when I was on the bridge between Brooklyn and Manhattan, when I saw the skyscrapers. It was like an incredible dream.

I just talk, and I guess some of my views came out.

The only true corrective of Constitutional abuses is education.