It takes an intelligent ear to listen to Jazz.

Jazz washes away the dust of every day life.

A name doesn't make the music. It's just called that to differentiate it from other types of music.

Music is supposed to wash away the dust of everyday life

So go on and play, and if you make a mistake, make it loud so you won't make it next time.

Jazz, I mean, music will always move, because it can't become stagnant. Because if it becomes stagnant, it's like a river, it'll kill us all. It has to keep moving, music will always flow.

If you feel like tapping your feet, tap your feet.

That.s what Jazz music is all about.We started the Messengers because somebody had to mind the store for jazz.No America--no Jazz. It is the only culture that America has brought forth.

All you have to do is be able to feel.

They say that Jazz is back, and I don't think it's gone anywhere. But they say it's back.

What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder.

To bring about the new takes not just a development of the old, but a radical leap forward - revolutionary and transforming - and that requires extra factors that were not present before.

It's not about what we take with us when we die, it's about what we leave behind

The unconditional love for you child, it's truly amazing.

He could not wait to get rid of them so he could enjoy remembering them.

I don't eat vegetables. I only eat food like cheeseburgers, Spam, hot dogs and pizza.

I'm glad I made the decision, although the practice of law - and particularly serving as a federal judge - was a part of my life that I really enjoyed and treasured and look back on it with fondness.

I love food so much, all I have to do is look at it and I gain 5 pounds.

I hate gowns. It's a rare gown indeed that is cool. Most are elegant or whatever, a quality I don't put a big premium on.

From what we are, spirit; from what we do, matter. Matter and spirit are one.

However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.