I respect hippos. They just look the way they do; they can't do anything about it, but they don't seem bothered.

I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.

I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.

My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.

Who made you the center of the universe?

Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.

My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory.

I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back.

I always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is.

I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the jazz music I love is there in my music.

You don't have to aim to be the best of everything, thinking that one day you're going to be the top of the world; I don't think it exists.

While toxic food is bad for your health and well-being, so are negative and unethical people.

I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It's very comforting.

If you know nothing, it could be like an enemy in a way. I think that's the way I felt when I was young.

It's headed away by John Clark, using his head.

Men she knew'? - she had conceded vaguely to herself that all men who had ever been in love with her were her friends.

Discontent with the status quo is a great catalyst for vision.

History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are.

When I was in grade school I was always the guy that got 20 or 18 points. Even back then, I would lead my team in scoring.

Personally I do not resort to force - not even the force of law - to advance moral reforms. I prefer education, argument, persuasion, and above all the influence of example - of fashion.