The many sounds of Memphis shaped my early musical career and continue to be an inspiration to this day.

The most boring thing in the world? Silence.

My teenage years were exactly what they were supposed to be. Everybody has their own path. It's laid out for you. It's just up to you to walk it.

The way I grew up, I was always taught that it's uncouth to talk about money, and that's not what should inspire you.

I believe people can move things with their minds.

As time goes by people will see who I am for who I am.

I have really great, great parents, and they were very supportive of me.

We should all believe in something, and I believe it's time for another shot of tequila.

Yesterday is history Tomorrow's a mystery

If you put out 150 percent, then you can always expect 100 percent back. That's what I was always told as a kid, and It's worked for me so far!

The gray area, the place between black and white - that's the place where life happens.

The world seemed to shimmer a little at the edges.

Be ambitious about things that last.

It's so easy to get caught up in this weird life. This isn't normal and I'm not singing for people that live my life. I'm singing to the life I used to have. The life I want to have again.

Free men freely work: Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.

It did not last: the devil howling "Ho! Let Einstein be!" restored the status quo.

We complain today that ministers do not know how to preach; but is it not equally true that our congregations do not know how to hear?

These are the kind of things I always zero in. When I was in Rwanda, it was the same thing. You're always zeroing in those details. Not just always the bodies, but what makes up the human being.

When I'm on a location, I pick a restaurant that's close and private and eat all my meals there.

Our most important legacy will be the contributions we make to the lives of other human beings.