Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously..

God gave the day, God gave the strength..

I didn't really sign up to be a celebrity, I only signed up to be a writer..

Always do your best. Somebody is watching you..

Patience puts up with those you'd like to put down.

We learn nothing by being right..

As George Costanza would say, when they're applauding, stop..

Sit up straight, listen and participate..

The one who is happy, that's the one who is right..

We find ourselves only by looking to what we’re not..

Let science tell us what and how. Let religion tell us who and why..

Do for yourself, for no one else will..

The Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame will provide a center where the lives and the artistry of the greatest jazz musicians will be celebrated, and where peo….

Life did not stop, and one had to live..

Telling someone they're wrong is not the same as leading or inspiring them to do what's right..

All great acheivements require time..

But what we all have to learn is that we can't do everything ourselves..

Dead. Never been that before. Not even once..

Oh, I don't talk about God..

After that, work and hope. But never hope more than you work.

As we interpret ourselves differently, we also live ourselves differently..