Definitely. The way I look is a reflection of who I am. That's how my music is too.

Now, training fighters is like trying to catch fish. It's not the strength but the technique.

Notice who is in the locker room after you lose, not after you win.

You are alive today, and no matter what your condition, make a mark here and now. Opportunity is at every moment, seizing it is pleasure.

My final, considered judgment is that the hardy bulb [garlic] blesses and ennobles everything it touches - with the possible exception of ice cream and pie.

The brilliance of contemplated beauty opens the spirit to the mystery of God.

There are positive and negative thoughts. And, hey, it doesn't cost you a cent more to think positively .

You're blowing it, son! You're blowing it!

When she would walk, it was like rhythm. The guys' heads would bounce, but I wouldn't look because I was married.

Joe Louis, to me, was the finest human being God put on this earth in every way.

Criticism is okay, encouragement is better!

Until there is no longer the possibility of sadness, of isolation, there can be no gravity. We all float by, rootless, taking clumsy astronaut steps and calling it progress.

We just have to live each new day as if it’s a precious gift. When I wake up in the morning I like to think that this day will be better than any day I’ve ever lived.

Music first, music last, music always

The absurd has meaning only in so far as it is not agreed to.

I think everybody gets their recognition sometime down the road, and I have never been one to seek it. Besides, it has been that way throughout my career, especially in college.

To me, it's our job as artists. You must bring joy.

Writing's just as natural to me as getting up and cooking breakfast.

No degree of speculative knowledge of religion is any certain sign of true piety.

I shall ask no more than that you agree with Dean Inge that even though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.

The only way people will have the trust to give their all to their job is if they feel like their contribution is recognized and valued.