So I didn't actually change my name the way some people did.

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.

You must remember that you were made so that the world might be graced with a brilliance that only YOU can display.

The only thing worse than unrealized hope is no hope.

Never measure or compare yourself to anyone other than your past self, seek to always improve & you'll be happy and successful.

Being a barber is about taking care of the people.

what is popular need not necessarily be right or wise.

My life is a glorious adventure.

Science is the disinterested search for the objective truth about the material world.

I'm lonely! I'm bored!

As we seek Christ, as we find Him, as we follow Him, we shall have the Christmas spirit, not for one fleeting day each year, but as a companion always.

The persistence of an all-absorbing idea is terrible.