The true artform is being a human being.

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.

My heart in passion, and my head on rhymes.

Invariably, we all are 'MIND LORDS'.

An act of love is not an act for you and not for me. It is an act for you as well as for me. Love is for us.

Let's see if your right foot is as fearless as your mouth.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology.

My garden, with its silence and pulses of fragrance that come and go on the airy undulations, affects me like sweet music. Care stops at the gates, and gazes at me wistfully through the bars.

Sometimes the only way to become grounded is to hit bottom.

I’ve always had a soft spot for dreamers – not those who waste their time thinking ‘what if’ but the ones who look to the sky and say ‘why can’t I shoot for the moon?’

I started out with nothing and I still got most of it left.