You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F.

Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.

I went with Lionel Hampton for three years. Out of that came a trip to Europe.

Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.

Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room.

You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff

I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you're supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.

Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.

The process is the most beautiful part.

I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth."

The only music I don't like is bad music.

I scrutinized his face for honesty and then looked away. He was either a lunatic, a really good liar, or he was actually telling the truth.

Good writing just isn't that common.

I never had innocence.

We are rather apt to consider an act wrong because it is unpleasant to us.

Disease is a dynamic process. It has a beginning - slow or sudden - develops, reaches in many cases an acme, and ends in recovery or death.

The great appeal of baseball, among the great appeals, it's a game without time. It is a pastoral game that is separated from time.

Society needs to see science not as a luxury of funding but as a fundamental activity that drives enlightenment, economics, and security.

You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - whats written and not written.

On several occasions President Kennedy encouraged me to take a lover, an obvious sign he also had some himself.

In my community, women are as important as males, and they are playing an equal role in the society.