Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room.

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.

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.

Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.'

I love you, I thought. But I didn’t say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one— that she won’t say it back.

Don't just become a monument of information, rather a solace of knowledge refuge.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward, and freedom will be defended.

Now when it comes to getting bread I got the keys to the bakery

I don't want to sit around and hope good things happen. I want to make them happen.

My mentality is like a Samurai: They used to every day work on their technique to make themselves almost perfect. Because perfection is impossible, but every day, you get closer to perfection.

Bacteria and parasites cannot cause disease processes unless they find their own peculiar morbid soil in which to grow and multiply.

Does God have a sense of humor? He must have if He created us.

Spiritual instruments suffer in their potency when their use is taught through non-spiritual messages which are self-propagating.

The boys performance was so good that I've run out of expletives to describe it.