We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE.

A whale is as unique as a cactus. But don't ask a whale to survive Death Valley. We all have special gifts. Where we use them and how determines whether we actually complete something.

In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.

Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right

Trust grows when people see leaders translate their personal integrity into organizational fidelity. At the heart of fidelity lies truth-telling and promise-keeping.

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.

The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.

To be a leader means, especially, having the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who permit leaders to lead.

Jazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals.

We do not grow by knowing all of the answers, but rather by living with the questions.

With the strength of God, we shall overcome every struggle.

Growing up is childish.

A simple pecking order has always characterized mankind's relationship to waste: The wealthy throw out what they do not want, the poor scavenge what they can, and whatever remains is left to rot.

There's nothing better than live music. It's raw energy, and raw energy feeds the soul.

The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.

I don't listen to anybody but Boosie.

I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism, but of practical realism.

Depending on whom you ask, time is money, time is love, time is work, time is play, time is enjoying friends, time is raising children, and time is much more. Time is what you make of it.

There is a certain combination of anarchy and discipline in the way I work.

You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts.