The vocal cord will be eliminated by a process of evolution, as was the tail of man when he came from the ape.

The red and white and starry blue Is freedom's shield and hope.

I am happy now, to recall that I was not only his son but his companion, and whenever there was a hunting expedition or any other pleasure, I was always with him.

Dance as though no one is watching. Love as though you've never been hurt. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth.

Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another thing.

A band is only as good as its euphonium section.

I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.

From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else.

Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist; in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty.

There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and that is the spiritual chill of an unresponsive audience!

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.

One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all.

Where you travel to, I would love to receive a beautiful postcard.

Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud.

Positive thinking can move mountains, fill up valleys and it can make dry bones to become alive again.

That was how I got into music and art was being a battle kid from Jersey, so I didn't have these wonderful ways of learning commitment, dedication, practicing skill.

Acting gives me a chance to be people I will never be, in real life. I like changing who I am.

Why isn't life better designed so it warns you when terrible things are about to happen?

I think you have a right to whine. Honestly, Lucy. We all have the right to whine when life gets tough.

When I was small, I would refuse to drink when I ate fish because I thought the fish would reconstitute itself in my stomach

I'm a rapper but I'm a human being.