None of my songs are written 'about' someone or something, they all just sort of tumble out unannounced, like the worst kind of house guest.

The hands find a way to do what the heart wants to say

If you lack technique you lose the freedom to create.

I didn't study music. I literally lived it.

With the guitar I've suffered a great deal, but when I've had a good time, the suffering seemed worthwhile.

I believe that people have to be sensitized more about the many jobs an individual can branch out to after studying an art form.

You may be surprised to know that growing up, I wanted to be a writer of children's books.

What I love about African-African music is how unselfconscious it is in so many ways.

In general, even if I'm dealing with a historical subject, I begin with invention rather than investigation, because I need to understand what is going to be the voice or the tone of the story.

I have noticed that these days, people don't want to take their time to succeed.

As a visual arts teacher, I have to keep my mind open. I have explores styles from pointillism to cubism.

More than power is respect. Fortunate are those who command it.

Courage to dare, Strength to act.

Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue.

I mean I was famous for nothing.

Cheshvan starts tonight," Rixon said, "What are you doing arsing around in a graveyard?" "Thinking." "Thinking?" "A process by which I use my brain to make a rational decision.

Sometimes you think you are 100% right, but you are 100% wrong!

One of the most difficult things for any artist to do is create a world that looks both completely alien yet real and possible.

Place bets on your dreams and be your own hero!

Some things, it's very useful to begin without knowing fully where you're going.

I want to thank God because that's who I look up. He's graced my life with opportunities. He's shown me that it's a scientific fact that gratitude reciprocates.