I don't like to say, Oh, this is my favorite record because there was a moment that that record made me feel a certain way. The one on the radio at the present moment could be the one that's most inspiring, because it's at that second that you're aware of "the infinite everything."

You have to be present, awake and happy now.

The key ingredient to any kind of happiness or success is to never give less than your best

Whatever you chase will run away from you. So, stop chasing success and realize you already have it all.

I don't miss my prayers and I don't miss my yoga. Those things are important to me.

Success is happiness. People say, "Oh that sounds corny." No matter how rich you are you can only sit your ass in one seat at a time. You have to be comfortable in that seat.

The difference between blues, jazz, rock n' roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It's scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.