To be creative and spontaneous, you have to live with imperfection.

The sound and proper exercise of the imagination may be made to contribute to the cultivation of all that is virtuous and estimable in the human character.

If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music.

As Eric Dolphy said 'Once you play the music, it's in the air. It's gone'. And that's true. But when you record it, it comes back to haunt you sometimes.

Schlepping all of the equipment is the part I hate more than anything.

Most girls recently out of finishing school are like soufflés: puffed up, not very substantial inside, and prone to collapsing at the slightest provocation.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Yer feelin's is like ras'berry vinegar: if you're skeered to use 'em an' keep on savin' 'em, first thing you know they've done 'vaporated!

Just as the great oceans have but one taste, the taste of salt, so too there is but one taste fundamental to all true teachings of the way, and this is the taste of freedom.

All poetic inspiration is but dream interpretation.

Marco Rubio's presidential campaign has raised $40 million in the last week. When he heard that, Rubio said, 'Hey, any chance I can drop out of the race and just keep the 40 million?'

My whole body is a lethal weapon, you know. I know more ways to kill you than you know how to die.

There's nothing that beats proving you're funny by making a funny thing, and right now there are huge outlets for that, with You Tube and all the other stuff online.

Retarget your money. When your money comes in, you need to have already targeted where you are going to invest or doodad temptation will set in.

Reading recent history is good to humble yourself, and also to feel some hopefulness that there is progress.