You can change your character and, at the same time, change your fortune.

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.

Don't be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That's where the joy and the adventure lie.

You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.

Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.

Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision.

I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.

You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.

The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit.

The student can read as fast as his mind will let him, not as slow as his eyes make him.

Always be YOU – Those who appreciate the real YOU will be blessed and those who do not, do not deserve to know YOU.

I love when clothes make cultural statements and I think personal style is really cool.

Viruses don't just make us sick. They can actually sometimes end up in our genomes.

The thing I don't like about L.A. is that it's very industry-focused. That's not bad for kids. It's not hedonistic or anything, not any more shallow than anybody in the Midwest. It's not that.

It's nice to sometimes get things out of life, rather than stealing from other artists. I'm trying to steal from the real people.

It is time for me to be dead for a little while - and then live again.

We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.

Acting is my way of investigating human nature and having fun at the same time

Above all have respect for yourself.