The blues is not the creation of a crushed-spirited people. It is the product of a forward-looking, upward-striving people.

When the Negro musician or dancer swings the blues, he is fulfilling the same fundamental existential requirement that determines the mission of the poet, the priest and the medicine man.

I am not an African. I am an American.

Life is a circle. It spins you around.

It's the business of your life...and you're the CEO!

His plate was full but his fists sat motionless like two dark quartz stones on either side of it.

Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.

When you want it the most, there's no easy way out.When you're ready to go, and your heart's left in doubt. Don't give up on your faith, love comes to those who believe it...And that's the way it is.

No bread. That's the most important thing.

Win any way as long as you can get away with it. Nice guys finish last.

Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good.

Implementing best practice is copying yesterday; innovation is inventing tomorrow.