You don't need the fame to be vital.

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.

As always, she was carrying the washing. Rudy was carrying two buckets of cold water, or as he put it, two buckets of future ice.

Start with an honest analysis of why you are in opposition, not in government.

Nothing can be accomplished without love.

I've always found it very important to do your homework first and then talk.

In New York in the Forties or Fifties, everybody's in a suit, an overcoat and a hat.

Now that I know that I've needed you so, help me, Jesus. My soul's in your hand.

Big media companies have lots of money and content, but they have no way to tap into a good base of users.

Houston, we have a problem.

So, my friends, in a week or so the Governor-General will swear in a new government.

Art needs no spur beyond itself.