It's always night, or we wouldn't need light.

Whatever you think can’t be done, somebody will come along and do it. A genius is the one most like himself.

I say, play your own way. Don't play what the public want - you play what you want and let the public pick up on what you doing - even if it does take them fifteen, twenty years.

Sometimes it's to your advantage for people to think you're crazy

The loudest noise in the world is silence.

There are no wrong notes; some are just more right than others.

Trying to explain music is like trying to dance architecture.

Jazz is freedom. You think about that.

Don't play everything (or every time); let some things go by... What you don't play can be more important than what you do.

Jazz is my adventure. I'm after new chords, new ways of syncopating, new figures, new runs. How to use notes differently. That's it. Just using notes differently.

The only cats worth anything are the cats that take chances.

There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.

If you know that I am genius Then know that you made me genius Everyone don't accept me as genius Because they aren't genius to belief me as genius

Having two non-functional parties is not a democracy, it's a losing coin flip.

Tolerance is a virtue that depends upon peace and strength.

Reading keeps me sane. Growing up, it was my scape, my alternative; it provided both rebellion and peace.

Medical School is the next step in my career. There is no doubt about that. My mind is still hungry and I want to continue my education.

Art is something absolute, something positive, which gives power just as food gives power. While creative science is a mental food, art is the satisfaction of the soul.

I just want it to be timeless and timely at the same time.

I do like to make films with a political theme, but sometimes it's nice simply to make people laugh. That's the hardest thing to do in fact.

Our constituents did not send us to Washington to shut down the government. They sent us here to make it more accountable.