The first time I tried to sing along with my guitar, everybody in the studio booed. They all said it wouldn't work.

I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it.

The melody is the most important thing that must stay in the minds of the people who listen to you. No matter how many notes you play, you can't let them forget what the song is.

As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't change my desire to entertain folks. That's really who I am.

I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument.

Never give up on a good thing, never give up, never give up!

The greatest teacher is just going out and playing.

Love songs are one of the great essences of life, the only thing thats lasting.

The less one remembers about the day before, the more the new day will be unfettered by triviality.

The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish.

Lenny Breau dazzled me with his extraordinary guitar playing... I wish the world had the opportunity to experience his artistry.

Men have a mission to win

It’s incredible how small the English language gets when you’re trying to make it fix something.

He who complains sins.

The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.

The death toll is not nearly high enough... too many [jihadists] have escaped.

Our enemies provide us with a precious opportunity to practice patience and love. We should have gratitude toward them.

Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives.

Chess was Capablanca's mother tongue.

Do you not know I am a woman? when I think, I must speak.