Jude taught me what love was: to be willing to hold on to another person's pain. That's it.

That's how you avoid becoming a moth, " he says. "Stop asking others what to believe. Figure it out for yourself.

When I lost my son, I became a citizen of a country I never knew existed.

Growing up, I believed in miracles. I guess I don’t anymore.

Listening is more important than solutioning.

There are too many years around this table, too much time confined in one place.

No one could ever meet death for his country without the hope of immortality.

The public has a taste for supping with the great.

I wanted to be a skinny little ballerina but I was a voluptuous little Italian girl whose dad had meatballs on the table every night.

Our virtues and view spring from one root.

Happiness is meant to be shared.

Biggest lesson I've ever had in life is that blues had a baby and they named it rock 'n' roll.

Are people born wicked, or is wickedness trust upon them?

Jazz is such a powerful cultural statement that it's almost as if it's intertwined with society.