“If you’ve got a talent, protect it.”

Madness is never that far away. It’s as close as saying yes to the wrong impulse.

The early bird gathers no moss! The rolling stone catches the worm.

Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. Don’t let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. Risk being seen in all of your glory.

I tend to stay up late, not because I’m partying but because it’s the only time of the day when I’m alone and don’t have to be performing.

But, you know, you can’t be a star at home.

Choose love, and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart.

I’m very serious about no alcohol, no drugs. Life is too beautiful.

As far as I can tell, it’s just about letting the universe know what you want and then working toward it while letting go of how it comes to pass.

I think I could go away tomorrow. I’ve already accomplished something. It’s such a selfish business that sometimes I get sick of myself.

I really want to love somebody. I do. I just don’t know if it’s possible forever and ever.

I’ve never been one to sit back and go, ‘I’d better do what the audience wants me to do, because I don’t want to lose them.’

Isn’t it cool when the days that are supposed to feel good, actually do?

A better you means a better universe.

My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted.

The purpose of art is to bring people into presence.

The money can be a hindrance to someone like me because the danger is that you start thinking, ‘Is that a $20 million take?’ That kind of thing, and being self-critical.

Whatever is in me is stronger than what is out there to defeat me.

Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.

Inspire other communities and cities to reinvent themselves.

The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, “What are you going through?

Out of struggle very often comes victory.

If you want things to be different, perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.

Hustle is the most important word–EVER.

Blues had the pulse beat of the people who keep on going.