I think that band [Glenn Miller] was the beginning of the end. It was a mechanized version of what they called jazz music. I still can't stand to listen to it.

'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in music.

If you don’t see the wonder in the most ordinary phenomenon, you’re not going to resonate very much.

If you wanna dance, a windshield wiper'll do it-all you need is a beat.

I did all you can do with a clarinet. Any more would have been less.

Jazz was born out of the whiskey bottle, was raised on marijiana, and will expire on cocaine.

You have no idea of the women I didn't marry.

An audience is in many respects no more than a mob under loose control.

The good old days are neither better nor worse than the ones we're living through right now.

An entertainer pleases others while an artist only has to please himself.

Somebody asked me once, 'Do you think that swing will ever come back?' And I said, 'Do you think the 1938 Ford will ever come back?'

We are justified by faith.

Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second. Words are perhaps the worst. Words are merciless. . .

The only situation a commander can know fully is his own: his opponent's he can know only from unreliable intelligence.

What drugs haven't destroyed, the war against them has

Liberty of conscience is for those who truly fear the Lord. A fundamental task of the state is the establishment of pure religion.

I've been a military lawyer for 33 years. A member of al Qaeda or their affiliate group can be detained under a law of war as long as their threat to our nation without a trial.

Personally I've never put much store by honesty- I mean how can you trust a word whose first letter you don't even pronounce

We need to create incentives for our ranchers and farmers to manage their lands to maximize carbon sequestration.

Riding is a complicated joy. You learn something each time. It is never quite the same, and you never know it all.

Yes I have smoked crack cocaine. But no - do I? am I an addict? - No. Yes, I've made mistakes. All I can do now is apologize and move on.