When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country.

Some things will never change.

While housing discrimination and segregation in 2005 still affect millions of people, that's not the way it has to be. Some things can change and should.

I guess after you've been doing something for 20 plus years, you have to work to stay interested.

I feel like what I owe my audience is what I'm most passionate about.

When I have the time at home, I'll practice three or four hours a day. I have to. And I'm a late starter; I started at age 17 and at age 51 I'm still learning.

We still play three or four hits every night. Now, we don't play them like the record. We try to find new ways to do it.

Made my bed and here I lie, try to hold my head up high. Lying to myself sometimes, bad decisions but I, I won't cry.

I'm a kid for a living: I get to play the piano for a living.

All the music I write is a search for myself.

The human mind is the principal agent of creation. How we think is the prism for how we perceive reality.

The pursuit of your life purpose is a unique journey.

Peace is not only better than war but infinitely more arduous.

Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.

I think it's terrible for people in effect to say that income from investment should be taxed at a much lower rate than income from labor.

There is a sight all hearts beguiling-- A youthful mother to her infant smiling, Who with spread arms and dancing feet, A cooing voice, returns its answer sweet.

I'm uncomfortable with being famous. I hate it. But I love making music. I love getting paid to do it, and I love getting on my boat after I get paid to do it.

The mathematical fraternity is a little like a self-perpetuating priesthood. The mathematicians of today teach the mathematicians of tomorrow and, in effect, decide whom to admit to the priesthood.

Hugely enjoyable and insightfulGosling has produced the perfect combination of rigorous research and lightness of prose to create a book that will transform every reader into a super snooper.

The only guiding principle you can use is to make something that you want to see.