We are eternally linked not just to each other but our environment.

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.

Don't be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That's where the joy and the adventure lie.

You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.

Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.

Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision.

I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.

You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.

The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit.

Dear Boss! Don't be a boss-hole.

I just run. I run in void. Or maybe I should put it the other way: I run in order to acquire a void.

Fischer Chess play was always razor-sharp, rational and brilliant. One of the best ever

She's got electric boots, a mohair suit, you know I read it in a magazine.

We are not meant to be perfect; we are meant to be whole

Death. It doesn't have to be boring.

I've always been kind of a shy guy. Not very outgoing. I might not start a conversation, but if somebody else does, I'll chat away.

Ideas can be willed, and the imagination is their engine.

People want a result. Immigrant voters aren't stupid, and they're going to know who's on their side.

Being a running back helped me tremendously. It taught me judgement in the defense and how to judge the football.