[Winning the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition]definitely opened some doors.

Positivity is like a boomerang. The more we put it out there, the more it comes back to us.

Successful people do ordinary things with extraordinary consistency, commitment and focus.

The goal is not to be better than anyone else but rather be better than you were yesterday.

Being positive won’t guarantee you’ll succeed. But being negative will guarantee you won’t.

Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.

Leadership is not just about what you do but what you can inspire, encourage and empower others to do.

You need to work as hard to be a great teammate as you do to be a great player

Purpose is the ultimate fuel for our journey through life. When we drive with purpose we don't get tired or bored and our engines don't burn out.

Adversity is not a dead end but a detour to a better outcome than you can imagine!

No challenge can stop you if you have the courage to keep moving forward in the face of your greatest fears and biggest challenges. Be courageous.

It’s not enough to hear or think about the truth, we must experience it for ourselves if we are to truly know it.

Anything in life is possible when you work hard to achieve it.

I sometimes get the feeling that he was less pleased by kindness itself than by the elegance of the gesture.

I believe knowledge ought to be gained without a dollar amount added to it.

everything has an end, and you get to it if you only keep on.

Holidays are about experiences and people, and tuning into what you feel like doing at that moment. Enjoy not having to look at a watch.

Few men are raised in our estimation by being too closely examined.

The report on climate change said that humans are very likely making the planet warmer. To which Hillary Clinton said, 'Hey, can't blame me for that one.'

A house should not be built so close to another that a chicken from one can lay an egg in the neighbor's yard, nor so far away that a child cannot shout to the yard of his neighbor.

I work hard in the orchard, not for the money anymore, but for something I can't explain. Something worth more than money.