One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.

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.

That word, confidence, was like butter on a hot stove for Darien, what he considered the most attractive quality in a woman.

a lot of human behavior was really acting out our responses to dangers long past.

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out any quicker than the Christmas spirit

I think it's funny to be delicate with subjects that are explosive.

We can beat anyone on our day - so long as we score.

And I thought well, if Tina Turner can go up there and she can give everything for 500 people, no matter how sick I am, I can make it happen too.

It's obvious that things aren't going well over there. This is a war based on lies.

People are very interested in politics, they just don't like it labelled 'politics'.

The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.

Knowledge without devotion to God produces hatred.