Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody.

I think you create your own hipness.

But my attitude about it is I have miles to go before I sleep.

The line between greatness and obscurity is very, very small.

In the last couple of years I've been picking up my guitar again.

I mean, on the food chain, do instruments really rate? I don't think so.

I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts.

I have to choose songs that represent my personality.

I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing.

Trends don't mean very much to me. They come, they go, they turn around.

If you think about it, everything we do in life is set to some kind of music.

Grandmother was like an opal. You could never be sure which colors were really there and which were just tricks of the light.

Be greedy for social change, and your life will be endlessly enriched. The only failure lies in not trying, or giving up.

They have not the heart for this battle. So think of your families, think of your homes, and remember it is they you are fighting for.

Always remember that your success begins inside you: If you can't see it first, no one else ever will.

The real man is one who always finds excuses for others, but never excuses himself.

Some people are upset to see you doing ordinary things. Those people, if they were a celebrity, they would have an entourage.

... my whole existence is governed by abstract ideas.... the ideal must be preserved regardless of fact.

Eventually, the time of action must come. When this happens, be a winner! Don't settle for mediocre results. Don't try to stay even. Go for it all!

The one thing about Billie is he will snap and rip your head off if you point anything out at all other than how beautiful he is and how nice he looks today.

Wise men don't judge: they seek to understand.