Surrender means cultivating a comfortable attitude toward not knowing, being nurtured by the mystery of moments that are dependably surprising, ever fresh.

Every moment of life is unique-a kiss, a sunset, a dance, a joke. None will ever recur in quite the same way. Each happens only once in the history of the universe.

The most potent muse of all is our own inner child.

Improvisation is intuition in action, a way to discover the muse and learn to respond to her call.

The easiest way to do art is to dispense with success and failure altogether and just get on with it.

Structure ignites spontaneity. Limits yield intensity. When we play... by our self-chosen rules, we find that containment of strength amplifies strength.

The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.

Creative work is play. It is free speculation using materials of ones chosen form.

To do anything artistically you have to acquire technique, but create through your technique and not with it.

Any action can be practiced as an art, as a craft, or as drudgery.

Every conversation is a form of Jazz. The activity of instantaneous creation is as ordinary to us as breathing.

Life before Death.Strength before Weakness.Journey before Destination.

And didn't time always slow, anyway, the closer you came to what you wanted?

The face of God shines as a light on our path

A tear rolled down my cheekAnd more came downUntil tears rolled down like a stream.My eyes were blind with tears for you.They washed my eyes till I could see.

It took him (Washington) more than a year to gain control over his own aggressive instincts.

Everyone has a head but not everyone get ahead

I didn't see a ton of movies growing up.

Feeling a little blue in January is normal.

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality.

The quality of a leader cannot be judged by the answers he gives, but by the questions he asks.