"They wasn't gonna give you nothin'. I didn't care as long as they let me play my music. Cash on the spot... You cheat me and I'm gonna get me some money, too"

"Music is my religion"

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"

"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it"

"You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money"

"Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely"

"Music is the shorthand of emotion"

"Given the choice, children who don't want for anything will not save... We have an obligation as parents to give our children what they need. What they want we can give them as a special gift, or they can save their money for it"

"If you're going to play the game properly, you'd better know every rule"

"My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary"

"Success isn't about how much money you make; it's about the difference you make in people's lives"