You have to be concerned with yourself because if you're not on it all the time, nobody else is going to be.

Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.

I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very necessary that men be more aware about prostate cancer and their health in general.

My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania.

You don't have to live the blues to play the blues.

Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice.

I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he wanted to work on an album. You never had to say to him how to play the guitar.

When you get cancer, it's like really time to look at what your life was and is, and I decided that everything I've done so far is not as important as what I'm going to do now.

My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to move out to California, and my daughters are both out of town.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles rhythmically. If I had to pick just one music style to play if would be Brazilian.

[I]t wasn't history that was too fragile, but me.

Stand still. The trees ahead and bush beside you are not lost.

Our fingernails match our toenails, match our lipstick match our rouge...The habit of applying warpaint outlasts the battle.

Be assertive, but don't forget to look around. I realized there are other opinions that can be more useful to me than just sticking to my guns.

I know of no title that I deem more honorable than that of Professor of the Harvard Law School.

In the long run luck is given only to the efficient.

I learned that telling the truth was a big part of loving yourself.

Stand-up is an amazing art form, I think, because it's all about you having complete control of the situation, but absolutely none.

The kids are so much fun. I'm always taking a look over at what they're doing because it reminds me of when I was so small before.

At the end of your life on earth you will be evaluated and rewarded according to how well you handled what God entrusted to you.