You have to have a talent for having talent.

Nothing dates one so dreadfully as to think someplace is uptown. At our age one must be watchful of these conversational gray hairs.

Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use.

Sometimes what you want you don't get until you don't want it anymore.

My body is on the earth, but my head is in the stars.

To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up. A little money helps, but what really gets it right is to never face the facts.

Try something new each day. After all, we're given life to find it out. It doesn't last forever.

I feel that much of the world's sorrow comes from people who are this, yet allow themselves to be treated as that.

Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts.

When you finally learn how to do it, you're too old for the good parts.

Vice, virtue - it's best not to be too moral. You'll cheat yourself out of too much life.

‎"What does it mean if i'm afraid? Does it mean something bad is going to happen?" "No, it doesn't mean something bad is going to happen. It just means that you have the chance to be brave.

IF YOU AIN'T RAISING THE VIBRATION YOU ARE KILLING THE VIBE!

Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.

Man is such an amazing animal, and the possibilities are infinite for each person.

Humility is not weakness, but strength under control

You don’t become a teacher to make a world of money. You become a teacher to make a world of difference.

My soul is my great asset and my great misfortune.

When you are in a relationship, you want the other person to appreciate the things you like. It sounds superficial, but it's nice.

But are there many honest people who will admit that it is pleasing to give pain?

The only art form that Americans have created that's recognized around the world is jazz music born in a community that had the peculiar experience of being unfree in a free land.