There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived.

The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.

I count myself really fortunate that I have some lifelong friends. The best thing about a friend is when you are being your own worst enemy a friend can help snap you out of it.

Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there's shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You've got to be willing to mix black into your palette if you want to create something that's real.

I need music like I need water.

You do your best, you do all this stuff, but the only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

I think a woman can have all of the ideas and mental pictures. She can be a real planner and a motivator. But in the end, I think a woman does best when she responds to a man.