When we pour out our miseries, He hears a melody of us needing and desiring what only He can give.

Dignity is overrated. You know what trumps dignity? Kissing.

With any spiritual teaching, we are working with rounded-off truths, because we cannot work directly with the whole truth—it’s too big.

Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about jazz music.

Freedom cannot be trifled with. You cannot surrender it for security unless in a state of war, and then you must guard carefully the methods of so doing.

People who have experience and credentials, they should be talking about that [Donald Trump presenting on TV]. I know everybody cares about ratings, but come on. The whole world is watching.

My role as CEO is to protect the company AND nurture it to grow.

Terrorism is the price of empire. If you do not wish to pay the price, you must give up the empire.

Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.

I function because I am on drugs.

That complete statement which is literature.