Your humanity is your instrument.

Jazz shouldn't have any mandates. Jazz is not supposed to be something that's required to sound like jazz. For me, the word 'jazz' means, 'I dare you.'

If all you have is music, then you don't have music

The arts can open the door to the imagination, pushing the envelope of how peace can be created. It takes courage to take this kind of risk, and courage is what we all need to create a better world.

Music is interior decoration.

Go out on the stage as a human being and do not be afraid to show struggle in your music. It's a struggle in life and then struggle and then victory.

I always think of music as interior decoration. So, if you have all kinds of music, you are fully decorated!

No one really knows how to deal with the unexpected. How do you rehearse the unknown?

Composing is improvisation slowed down.

You're like the girl who left her shadow in the drawer, but when she went to get it, it wasn't there.

To hell with the rules. I'm going for the unknown.

Empty baggage of the past, travel light in the Light!

As women in today's society, we are encouraged to compare ourselves to other women when what we need to do is focus on our own strengths, our own capabilities, our own beauty.

Did I mention really, really jealous.

I feel like the sport is coming to me.

Expression is the mystery of beauty.

Lots of the cooking classes open to non-professionals are too low level for experienced foodies, or don’t offer enough hands-on training.

War and hunger and ignorance and despair know no religious barriers.

You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi.

I don't read magazines much, and I have an awful time with books.

And my heart springs up anew, Bright and confident and true, And the old love comes to meet me, in the dawning and the dew.