I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music.

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.

Be like nature—quiet, calm, loving, and persistent. Don’t hurry. Flowers will bloom.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it forgoes revenge, and dares forgive an injury.

Don't work for money, work to learn

The healthy the strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he has an abscess on his knee or in his soul.

God has the potential of touching people's hearts and changing them.

Treat yourself as if you already are enough. Walk as if you are enough. Eat as if you are enough. See, look, listen as if you are enough. Because it's true.

Griddle cakes, pancakes, hot cakes, flapjacks: why are there four names for grilled batter and only one word for love?

Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman.

All I want to say, with the utmost emphasis at my command, is that the description of India as a military country is wrong.

When we were on breaks from recording and touring, I was kind of moping around, like not knowing what to do. It was hard to adjust back to normal life after being so busy.