I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics. Use this quote
For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language. Use this quote
Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm. Use this quote
Architecture tends to consume everything else, it has become one's entire life. Use this quote
Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and the reason of everything appears more clear. What has puzzled us before seems less mysterious, and the crooked paths look straighter as we approach the end. Use this quote
And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle. Use this quote
It's a wonderful side effect of what we're doing, to give someone the strength to come out of the closet to their family, or simply present themselves aesthetically in a way they feel happy with, whether or not their friends are going to be allowed to like them anymore. Use this quote
I realize that humor isn't for everyone. It's only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive. Use this quote
I have a much wider, freer view about spirituality. I feel that people need to pursue it on their own, personally. You know, let it be theirs - a personal relationship with their soul, or their God, or with their church. Use this quote
Dreams have only the pigmentation of fact. Use this quote
As a person who is not confrontational by disposition I tend to see that the quality of being confrontational is a positive attribute. Use this quote
I don't want young people to think they can't make a difference because they don't have money. Use this quote
While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed. Use this quote
Ray had so much love of life and the music. He had so much integrity. He treated the music with so much dignity and respect. I spent four and a half years as a sideman with Ray Brown's trio. Music was his life, more so than anyone I could mention. Use this quote
I am God's vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live. Use this quote
Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired. Use this quote
A grandchild is a miracle, but a renewed relationship with your own children is even a greater one. Use this quote
I was quite able at the insignificant work I did in MI6, but absolutely dysfunctional in my domestic life. I had no experience of fatherhood. I had no example of marital bliss or the family unit. Use this quote
Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live. Use this quote
Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences. Use this quote
