There is no downside to taking care of yourself.

There's just as much wisdom in knowing when to keep quiet as there is in knowing when to speak up. Use your voice wisely.

In my experience, it is always worth it to find the love that lives inside you. No matter how deep you have to dig sometimes.

Give people a chance.

Shit works out.

A happiness trick:do more things that make you happy, and you'll be happy more often.

There is absolutely no point in comparing ourselves to others. Everyone brings to the world exactly what they are meant to bring, and in doing so touches exactly who they are meant to touch.

No one determines your truth but you.You can’t paint your own self-portrait with someone else’s hand.

I finally stopped seeking in others everything I could only find in myself.

We can’t heal what we refuse to acknowledge.

I can’t control my feelings, but I’m learning to have a say in how much my feelings control me.

You get in life that which is your deep driving desire.

Hypocrisy is the homage that vice and wrong pay to virtue and justice .

Human compassion is equal to human cruelty, and it is up to each of us to tip the balance.

There is a very good saying that if triangles invented a god, they would make him three-sided.

Parenting needs to come to the forefront.

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.

Not being boring is quite a challenge.

I have lifelong friends. My oldest friend, Herbie, has been a friend since I was 9. I've had bonds for over 50 years with people.

That has been challenging but also such a pleasure to branch out and do different things.

Have faith in yourselves, be proud of your ancestors, instead of being ashamed of them.