Each human being exists because there's something they have to offer for the evolution of the universe that only they can fulfill.

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.

Don't be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That's where the joy and the adventure lie.

You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.

Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.

Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision.

I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.

You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.

The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit.

Ideas stand in the corner and laugh while we fight over them.

Pain and misery are two different words, which both hurt.

So much of life is a negotiation - so even if you're not in business, you have opportunities to practice all around you.

On Saturday afternoons, there was a film, of course, and then we did about four shows between the films. And I would do a tap dance, a little military tap.

God has been incredible in creating us to be persons.

It isn't given to us to see ends. We can only attend to the beginnings and make them right.

If Messi is the best in the world, it's only because Cristiano is from another planet.

When you think life is tough, it can get a lot tougher.

The good thing is that there is a constant need for innovation, which is important in the evolution of music and sound.

There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit that they enjoy life.