I wake the dead. I bring Jackie Robinson and the Roosevelts to life. Who do you think Im trying to wake up?

History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions.

We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz?

The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.

It is the great arrogance of the present to forget the intelligence of the past

I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's an active disengagement.

Do not lose your enthusiasm. In its Greek etymology, the word enthusiasm means, "God in us."

History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are.

People tend to forget that the word "history" contains the word "story".

By its very nature, no one person can ever be the center of Jazz.

I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting than the drama of Hollywood movies. So I began looking at documentary films.

You can’t change the road you traveled from a child, but you can certainly take a different road for the journey into your future.

Basically, there is simply nothing to worry about, because you yourself are the eternal energy of the universe.

[democrats] hated Richard Nixon, and no wonder. It was Nixon who sent Alger Hiss to jail, and Nixon who waged the Vietnam War after the Democrats gave up.

I'm all for alternative forms of energy, including wind, including solar, et cetera. But we need much more than wind and solar.

Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels.

It’s not comparing yourself with others who call themselves Christians. Compare yourself to the Scripture.

Just follow the day and reach for the sun!

Our goal is to give all Americans front-door access to the truth.

Sure, I've been a victim, but in retrospect, most of it has been of my own making. I allowed it to happen.

Political elections are a good deal like marriages, there's no accounting for anyone's taste.