All you've got to do is keep your ears open.

Music is the only thing keeping the planet together

Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out.

A chimpanzee could learn what I do physically, but it goes way beyond that. When you play, you play life.

The secret to the sound is to drop the bass on the floor!

I'm not a star. I'm just backing up the cats.

Women and rhythm-section first!?

I took the frets out of my bass after I was getting into jazz a lot and I wanted to have that upright sound.

Trumpets! Can you bring your... uh... extracurricular tubing necessities next rehearsal?

Your life would never have a meaning if you don’t have a goal or purpose

10. Comparison is the root of all feelings of inferiority. The moment you begin examining other people’s strengths against your most obvious weaknesses, your self-esteem starts to crumble!

I don't like being compared to anyone or being in a class with someone. I'm a teen actress and therefore I'm competing against Hilary Duff. We're different people like everyone else.

Assaile who will, the valiant attends.

I'm the father of four daughters.

Consistency is the quality of a stagnant mind.

The way to put oneself in a position to take the harder, more honorable political path is to argue for one's virtues in a vigorous way.

The minute our correspondence becomes obligatory, there's no point in keeping touch at all.

I've always just loved to play football, even if it was street football, like razzle-dazzle.

Courage to be who you are is the cousin of loving the Divine, yourself and others.