Bebop was like humming along to Mitch Miller to me.

Music is the healing force of the universe.

We must be as pure as our music.

Trane was the father. Pharoah was the son. I was the holy ghost.

I think I'll give them another chance. Americans deserve another chance with my music.

If people don't like it [my music] now, they will.

I saw spark in your eyes while you chose only flaws in me, that made the difference!

The tatters of old stories are tangled, weathered, muted by long-held silences that succeeded loud feuds, and sometimes no doubt re-dyed a more flattering color.

Our faith becomes stronger as we express it; a growing faith is a sharing faith

No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen.

I believe in God and his son, Jesus Christ.

The greatest thing that we can do for the world is be America.

Even when conservatives have all the marbles, they still act as if they're under siege. Now that they are under siege, it is no time for them to act as if they're losing their marbles.

There are a lot of French actresses who just hate me now. I've made enemies.

The problem with books, now that I've written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than sitting down to write something new.

I think the whole system of education would change if I were in charge and had the ability to make changes. I don't think I would keep Princeton exactly being Princeton.