When I was younger, I thought I was too young to really be personal. I thought that what I was feeling and thinking might be half-baked.

You fog the mind, you stir the soul.

You don't stumble upon your heritage. It's there, just waiting to be explored and shared.

Give us the strength, give us the wisdom, and give us tomorrow.

Say a prayer for the lost generation, who spin the wheel out of desperation.

I've always been in love with that Delta-flavored music the music that came from Mississippi and Memphis and, especially, New Orleans. When I was 14, I was in a wanna-be New Orleans band in Toronto.

We need to have a taste factor in our life. It isn't about what's popular; it's about what's really good.

Bob Dylan is as influential as any artist that there has been.

There is an extraordinary collaborative spirit when you are learning and growing.

Boy, do I got some stories to tell.

I love the idea of having a kid who says, 'Yeah, of course I knew about Billie Holiday and Johnny Cash when I was nine years old.'

When you buy a jacket, it’s important the pockets are big enough for a paperback!

The best stories are about a character who has a goal or noble quest and goes through hell to get it. Do you have a goal or quest like that in real life? Why not?

‪Am I dead? Is this heaven? No, I can't be. I'm realizing this as I process my second sensation: discomfort. I turn my head. Ooh, a TV. Maybe it is heaven.

Habits begin as offhanded remarks, ideas and images. And then, layer upon layer, through practice, they grow from cobwebs into cables that shackle or strengthen our lives.

We pay a high price for intelligence. Wisdom hurts.

You know, when a man is raped you never hear about what he was wearing.

I keep on having ideas and developments. Some happen and some don't, but I still always have a way of telling a story.

Know how to win and how to lose and be able to handle adversity.

Trust and reputation are not discretionary. They are as necessary in business as the people in whom they reside.

You may not be responsible for getting knocked down. But you're certainly responsible for getting back up.