Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to read more

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.

All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.

All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.

If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. read more

If we are going to have a functioning and healthy democratic society, we need to be open to civil discourse. In other words, we have to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.

Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot.

Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot.

Suing a government entity is always a little more difficult than anything else.

Suing a government entity is always a little more difficult than anything else.

. . . inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.

. . . inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.

When you are outraged by somebody’s impudence, ask yourself at once, â€ÅÂCan the world exist without impudent people?” It cannot; read more

When you are outraged by somebody’s impudence, ask yourself at once, â€ÅÂCan the world exist without impudent people?” It cannot; so do not ask for impossibilities.

The convenience group is declining rapidly. In 1998 that group made up 16.8% of our sample. The 3% that was read more

The convenience group is declining rapidly. In 1998 that group made up 16.8% of our sample. The 3% that was lost by 2003 was about evenly split among the other four groups.

We got this information. And there's definitely an interest out there. The more we can educate people, the better.

We got this information. And there's definitely an interest out there. The more we can educate people, the better.