Hard work is what keeps the ship moving.

I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived.

I am blessed to have Mom and Dad.

Let your life be your music and let your music be your life.

The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so Im able to do a good job with what is in front of me.

Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.

I want someone who is open-minded, dedicated to whatever she is doing and isn't afraid to say I love you. As for looks, she shouldn't have three heads. I want a regular human being.

Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing.

My love life doesn't stink; it's nonexistent.

I consider myself a serious musician. Doing a comedy show does not take away from that in any way.

I can pay my rent now. I guess I could always do that, but now I can get an apartment with heat.

It’s not just dark in Scandinavia.

Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight.

The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.

We really are All One....this is the very philosophy that has kept me virtually anonymous in America for fifteen years.

Even if I'm writing music, it's with a lyric in mind, to communicate some kind of feeling.

My chains are gone I've been set free My God, my Savior has ransomed me And like a flood His mercy reigns Unending love, amazing grace!

I had gained the summit of a commanding ridge, and, looking round with astonishing delight, beheld the ample plains, the beauteous tracts below.

It was both comforting and terrifying to go in to audition for 'The Girl in the Cafe,' as I'd worked with everyone in the room on 'State Of Play.'

To write for children at all is an act of faith.

Long-haired Chihuahuas have no notion they are bite-sized.