The greater the wisdom, the greater the mind.The greater the courage, the greater the heart.The greater the love, the greater the soul.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

You choose who gets your attention, and you don’t have to give it to anyone who makes you feel like crap. Period.

The spirit of God dwells in you. Recognize the great power and might of your divine-self.

with the pain jealousy instils and the love hate relationship it creates surely its just easier to appreciate what you have then what you could loose

Celebrities have more influence to be able to reach out to people, but people are becoming famous on Facebook and social media every day.

I have produced all my music videos. Love to get behind the camera and get involved in the editing process.

Go for long walks, indulge in hot baths, Question your assumptions, be kind to yourself, live for the moment, loosen up, scream, curse the world, count your blessings, Just let go, Just be.

Technology, publicity and sexuality have their place in music, but they are all subordinate to the pleasures and power of true vocal talent.

Before the real city could be seen it had to be imagined, the way rumours and tall tales were a kind of charting.

The more I learn, the less I realize I know.

Style to me is incidental. The British are very adept at creating it for its own sake, but the best style is incidental. John Coltrane had a style but it was totally incidental to what he was.