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Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about jazz music. ”
If you can eat five fruits and vegetables a day, that alone can totally change your diet. ”
My mother was a courageous woman, and she had such tremendous love for life. She loved the natural world. She would wake us up in the middle of the night to go look at the moon. When I was a teenager, this was a source of great frustration because I wanted to sleep. ”
I want to tell stories that are true and that resonate and move people, that highlight both the tremendous beauty and ugliness available in the human experience. ”
Style icons always change, and they usually inspire my haircuts more than anything else. ”
I'm always disappointed when people don't live up to their potential. I know that a number of people look down on themselves and consequently on everybody who looks like them. But that, too, can change. ”
I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good. ”
The need for change bulldozed a road down the center of my mind. ”
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. ”
It's good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for awhile their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers. ”