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

I am blessed to have Mom and Dad.

Hard work is what keeps the ship moving.

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.

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.

We have not reached the consensus that to eat is a basic human right. This is an ethical crisis. This is a crisis of faith.

Don’t shout the dreams out.. let it be done by your deeds

A writer is like a stick of rock - the words go right through.

Discouraged not by difficulties without or the anguish of ages within the heart listens to a secret voice that whispers: "Be not dismayed in the future lies the Promised Land."

You keep folks so intimidated. You can give them money, access, but they're still scared. And as long as you're scared, you're on the plantation.

His eyes are wild, psychotic slits that bat-dance in your soul looking for good things to crush or bad elements to identify with.

Being the leader means you have to make life or death decisions sometimes.

What is a historian? Someone who doesn't write well enough to work on a daily.

There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time.

Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours. Do you think, if you say the word "impossible" enough times, that difficult things will suddenly become easier for you?