Sometimes we look for those thunderous things to happen in our life for our lives to change or go in the other direction. We seek the miracle. We seek the parting of the seas, the moving of the mountains. But no, it's a quiet thing. At least for me it was.

You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day.

I didn’t know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.

Live stage is being made as you go along. You feel the energy. There’s nothing like a live audience.

Nine years after I had my own accident, I find that in trying to go back to doing those things that I used to do just doesn’t fit. Everything seems to just fall apart. I don’t know why but I think it is because I am this new creature.

Everyone I’ve worked with has been good. You learn from the good, what’s good, and you learn from the bad what not to do.

You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day. My godmother used to say, I don’t want to rust out, I just want to work out. If you stand still long enough, people will throw dirt on you.

People talk about love and it seems like a cliche but it’s a real thing – the more love we spread around the world the more it’s going to change lives.

I go to my grandchildren. They keep their grandpa informed on what’s going on.

Our creator says, ‘Here’s your birth and here’s your death’ – and the rest are the things you learn on your journey. This was my experience – and the choice is, I can lay in the misery, or choose to learn from it and move on.