Without a doubt, my richest relationships are my long-term friendships with musical partners, because we make music together. That's what we love to do with our lives.

My one thing is I continue to be interested and want to be a student. I don't want to be a master. When I'm learning something, I'm in my element.

I searched through rebellion, drugs, diet, mysticism, religion, intellectualism and much more, only to begin to find that truth is basically simple and feels good, clear and right.

I no longer wanted to satisfy myself. I really want to connect with the world and make my music mean something to people.

You've got to create the space, then fill it.

Only a spiritual being has awareness.

I got a chance to listen to and watch Thelonious Monk and his quartet play two shows a night, for six weeks. It was a great education. There was my university, man.

It's one thing to just play a tune, or play a program of music, but it's another thing to practically create a new language of music, which is what 'Kind of Blue' did.

I decided that I didn't want to spend my time in a liberal arts college.

I've noticed that the more adventurous and in that mode that I am, it seems that the more the audience really likes it.

My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.

Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.

Reality is as thin as paper, and betrays with all its cracks its imitative character.

Empty words almost echo within themselves

When there was a disaster, it used to be that people went to church and all held hands. Now the minute anything happens they run to CNN.

Being Manny Pacquiao's wife is not easy. It's fun for me and my guys but it's very difficult for her.

The most important thing to understand about your pension is it only really counts on the day you put money in and the day you take money out.

Your life is about everyone whose life you touch, and it is about the way in which you touch them.

It's not sipping wine. It's a mourning wine. You drain it. Like this.

I learnt earlier on that If you can run one company.You can really run any company.A company is all about finding the right people and inspiring those people,drawing out the best in people