Few, if any, survive their teens. Most surrender to the vague but murderous pressure of adult conformity.

We really are 15 countries, and it's remarkable that each of us thinks we represent the real America. The Midwesterner in Kansas, the black American in Durham - both are certain they are the real American.

A person is the product of their dreams. So make sure to dream great dreams. And then try to live your dream.

The music was my friend, my lover, my family.

There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.

Whenever I'm around some who is modest, I think, 'Run like hell and all of fire.' You don't want modesty, you want humility.

A Woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself