'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?'

An artist should write for himself & not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away.

Mother, what is a Feminist?""A feminist, my daughter, Is any woman now who caresTo think about her own affairsAs men don't think she oughter.

People think getting a new partner is like getting a new car.

Once our storyline gets under way, I just hope people don't throw cabbages at me in the market.

I like feeling at home and knowing people. I like talking about ideas and being friendly.

You will recover [from a broken heart] by beginning to identify the difference between frightened and loving parts of your personality.

Democrats were simply hoping to win some political points by getting their outlandish rhetoric published in the newspapers and heard on the talk shows.

The unsaid rule for living in a trailer park is: 'If the door's shut, don't come a-knockin.' But if it's open and you're walkin' by, feel free to say, 'Hello.'

I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn't nervous but within about a minute I found myself talking about underwear.

When a husband says, "I run things in my home" he may mean the washing machine, the dishwasher and the vacuum cleaner.

The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.