“The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.”

We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.

I say from time to time that the vote is precious.

Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.

The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.

People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.

You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.

Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.

We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.

You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.

It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.

The lessons of nonviolence are universal.

If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.

Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.

Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.

You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.

I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.

I don’t want to just be a teenage star. I want to be known by parents, and I want them to go, ‘Oh I love that song; he’s really good for his age. My daughter loves him, but I love him, too.’

She is singing you a lullaby, soften and you will hear her song.

I think I was just bored one summer afternoon, and I decided to post a little video of me singing and playing guitar out of tune.

Being 15, I feel like people want me to go down the Justin Bieber, Cody Simpson sort of genre.

To be honest, I’ve only been to one concert, and it was Aerosmith. Aerosmith and Slash.

Music was important. Football was the easy part.

Play me a symphony of love with your tongue. It doesn’t have to be romantic.

There is sweet music here that softer falls Than petals from blown roses on the grass.