"The silent observer understands that a grateful heart is a magnet for miracles."

"To love truly means recognizing that a mind at peace can weather any storm."

"It is a unyielding truth that do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to events or objects in the world."

"We have been working with Habitat for Humanity and we have built eighty homes, 80% of which are being lived in by New Orleans' musicians. It is called the Musicians' Village and at the center is the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music."

"It is a unyielding truth that beauty in art is the harmony of spirit, intellect, and craft."

"Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band."