Louis Armstrong is the master of the jazz solo. He became the beacon, the light in the tower, that helped the rest of us navigate the tricky waters of jazz improvisation.

At a time when individualism is becoming an endangered species, jazz represents a celebration of the individual.

Nothing is impossible. If you can envision your dreams, you have the power to make your dreams a reality. Have faith in yourself and don't be afraid to dream big. The biggest obstacle is yourself.

One chapter of your life is over. The rest of your story is up to you. Get started!

And Sky?” he asked, his voice soft. “Yes?”“Maybe you don’t need me, but I need you.

Tears are pouring down my cheeks like tiny rivers, soaking my shirt with dark patches of my salty happiness.

I go to the gym at five in the morning and then go do a hike.

Today's cinema is a proliferation of comedies, which are in some ways creating caricature images. They're one-dimensional.

Interview? Oh don't be ridiculous.

The way my team are doing, we could get Wilt Chamberlain in a trade and find out that he's really two midgets Scotch-taped together.

A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession.

Even in a less exaggerated description, any verbal account of a person is bound to find itself employing an assortment of waterfalls, lightning rods, landscapes, birds, etc.