A white person listens to my act and he laughs and he thinks, 'Yeah, that's the way I see it too.' Okay. He's white. I'm Negro. And we both see things the same way. That must mean that we are alike..... So I figure I'm doing as much for good race relations as the next guy.

When I decided that I wanted to go to college, I wanted to be a school teacher for 7th and 8th grade boys because I felt that was an important time for them. I had gone astray at that point in my life and really wanted to help keep them from making the same mistake I had made.

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!

The three ingredients of a successful union between two ... humor, commitment & undying love.

For college seniors there should be a week of being allowed to cry. Just break down and cry because you are scared and don't know what's next.

Our children are trying to tell us something. And we are not listening.

Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.