Music isn't about music, it's about life.

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.

Part of waging war is knowing when you’re outgunned.

We sit in silence for a minute. Thinking about the freedom we don't have and the future we can't control.

He was free and unencumbered. Which is to say alone and unemployed.

Do not deny the truth.

Study God’s word to show thyself approved and be prepared for the tests that we are given. They make our faith stronger and our character more mature, so that our lives better glorify the Lord.

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

I'd wear clogs, short pants and ladies' bracelets. I created this aura for myself.

Children are marvelously and intuitively correct physiognomists. The youngest of them exhibit this trait.

Music has always been my constant, my salvation. It's cliche to write that, but it's true.

Problems breed problems, and the lack of a disciplined method of openly attacking them breeds more problems.