Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.

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.

A person plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps.

I might have been afraid that if I really loved someone and needed her, one day she might suddenly disappear without a word, and I'd be left all alone.

Discipline means choices. Every time you say yes to a goal or objective, you say no to many more.

In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them.

Glorious indeed is the world of God around us, but more glorious the world of God within us.

I wanted to create something really aggressive and psychedelic

No one has lived a short life who has performed its duties with unblemished character.

By his father he is English, by his mother he is Americanto my mind the blend which makes the perfect man.

I don't worry about losing my looks. It's finding them on someone else that worries me.