I am not fundamentally a musician, I am fundamentally a human being.

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.

When we are in love, we are convinced nobody else will do. But as time goes, others do do, and often do do, much much better.

The guys on the stunt team are really fantastic. It's really funny, because for all the aggression they have to display on screen, they're actually really happy, good- natured people.

Be fully in the moment,open yourself to the powerful energies dancing around you.

He caught that with the outside of his instep.

I was daily intoxicated, yet no man could call me intemperate.

I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.

Sexy is being independent, being confident and having fun.

Schooling ain't life." "Ain't it?" she says, her eyebrows raising in mock surprise.

In the end, though, maybe it's not how you reach a place that matters. Just that you get there at all.

I wouldn't consciously pursue trying to make something for the charts. It's just not in my scope now. I'd rather stick needles in my eyes.