The Europeans who went to Africa came back with “modern' art. What is more African than a Picasso?

There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit Number2- Never forget rule number 1.

Music, of course, is what I hear and something that I more or less live by. It's not an occupation or profession, it's a compulsion.

A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.

The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.

If you have a great band with a mediocre drummer, you have a mediocre band. If you have a mediocre band with a great drummer, you have a great band!

Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.

You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it's bad.

I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.

Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.

Nature is beautiful in all its chaos. However, a nature photograph is beautiful only in the absence of chaos.

No wolf falters before the bite, so strike.No hawk wavers before the dive, so swing.No sun pauses before the set, just strike.No rain delays before the fall, just swing.

After all, isn't the purpose of the novel, or of a museum, for that matter, to relate our memories with such sincerity as to transform individual happiness into a happiness all can share?

I kept trying to tell people that just because I was young didn't mean I could speak for all young people.

We love peace, but not peace at any price.

When you live by the sea, there are definite seasons when you can see the weather coming and going, which lends itself to photography.

The more I invested in myself, the kinder I was to myself and the more I understood myself.

It is true that many scientists are not philosophically minded and have hitherto shown much skill and ingenuity but little wisdom.

It doesn't matter who gets what. It's just a matter of doing what it takes to win.

If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused.