Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.

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.

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

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.'

When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.

The stronger the family, stronger the society.

We are all bodies of water, guarding the mystery of our depths, but some of us have more to guard than others.

Optimism is denial for chumps with no life experience"."What's pessimism?" I said."Religion without God.

Large streams from little mountains flow tall oaks from little acorns grow.

The Common Curriculum can easily become the karaoke curriculum, where everyone just follows the bouncing ball of the script.

I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night

Most of us are pretty good at keeping promises to others and pretty bad at keeping promises to ourselves.

When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry.

Women are all the bloody sameyou can't love for five minutes without wanting it abolished in brats and house bloody wifery.