"I like the fact that in ancient Chinese art the great painters always included a deliberate flaw in their work: human creation is never perfect."

“A Crow is known wherever he is met by his beautiful white dress, and his tall and elegant figure; the greater part of the men being six feet high,”

Source : George Catlin (1841). “The Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North-American Indians, by Geo. Catlin: With Four Hundred Illustrations, Etched and Outlined, from His Original Paintings Now Exhibiting in His Indian Museum, Egyptian Hall, London”, p.46

“I’m always feeling death, and that is a part of life. When you know a lot of people, you will always experience death.”

“I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.”

Source : "The Wondrous Dr. J". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.

“When you grow up with a name like Brad Thor, people expect you to be 6-foot-4 and a pile of muscles.”

“In a correction, other people's stocks go down, in a bear market, your stocks go down.”

“Heartbreak can definitely give you a deeper sensibility for writing songs. I drew on a lot of heartbreak when I was writing my first album, I didn't mean to but I just did.”

“Success emerges from the quality of the decisions we make and the quantity of luck we receive. We can't control luck. But we can control the way we make choices.”

“I hate everything that is driven by fashion.”