My dad and mom believed that you do what you have to do in private and don't make a big deal out of it. Just try to help people as much as you can.

Well, my dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years.

I do the things I like to do. It's sort of a bigger version of having more than one hobby.

New Orleans is my essence, my soul, my muse...

With a tone so rich, I would never be afraid of the dark. Steinway is the only and the best!

There are people who can't stand me, they say, 'God, he makes me sick', or, 'He's creepy', but it doesn't affect me too badly.

'The Christmas Song,' by Nat King Cole, is not only a masterful performance; to me it just sounds like the holidays. I've never sung it, because Nat's version is so perfect. I gotta leave it alone.

With imagination, I'll get there.

It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the most.

Safety's just danger, out of place.

In my life I find that memories of the spirit linger and sweeten long after memories of the brain have faded.

Surrender to your truth, but never to challenges along your path.

To live in a spiritual dimension is to be connected to one’s eternal destiny

It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.

I thought, If I'm an ancestor and grandmother when I'm twenty-five, I should go peacefully to the real time when I'm an ancestor and a grandmother.

In computer science, we stand on each other's feet.

Music that is created with the primary aim of impressing other musicians fails to connect with the vast majority of listeners.

Abnormal is so common, it's practically normal.

I just don't think animals should be slaughtered for their fur.

Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.

Faith, courage, optimism, looking forward, bring us new life and more life. Futility, frustration, living in the past are not only characteristic of 'old age'; they contribute to it.