The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.

It's painful, but we can't heal ourselves unless we cleanse the wounds.

Among the guitarists, Wes Montgomery is fantastic. He's always good to let you know what the art form is all about. It's the same still life that everybody is painting, but in comes Wes Montgomery, and it's right there!

Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.

Most fathers and... Mothers. Only your grandmother and Ghengis Khan know how to do it.

Never say [to younger people] "that was before your time," because the last full moon was before their time!

If you listen carefully to what a child is saying to you, you'll see that he has a point to make. So I listen. And I answer them just as seriously as possible. And if I don't know the answer, I'll tell them I don't know.