“Well I got this guitar and I learned how to make it talk.”

Show a little faith there is magic in the night. You ain’t a beauty, but hey you’re alright, and that’s alright with me.

The first thing that I do when I come out every night is to look at the faces in front of me, very individually.

All people have is hope. That’s what brings the next day and whatever that day may bring. A hope grounded in the real world of living, friendship, work, family.

At the end of every hard day, people find some reason to believe.

The school system only recognizes one type of intelligence. There are so many different types of intelligence.

Music doesn’t tell you where to go. It says, go find your own place. That’s what it told me.

The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism after you lose your innocence.

A man armed with a rhyming dictionary is a dangerous man.

I’m ready to grow young again.

I’m ready to grow young again.

I’m ready to grow young again.

The light from the oncoming train focuses the mind.

The light from the oncoming train focuses the mind.

The light from the oncoming train focuses the mind.

I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream.

I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream.

Leadership is not a license to do less. Leadership is a responsibility to do more.

As much as I loved the art and discipline of the dance, it didn’t love me!

You’re not going to enjoy every minute of the journey, but the success you’ll find at the end will make it all worth it.

The culmination of many years of dedication, hard work and professionalism and that makes me very happy.

I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.

To join the top 1% you have to do what the 99% won’t.

I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.

Focus like a laser, not a flashlight.