There are no ordinary lives.

History is malleable. A new cache of diaries can shed new light, and archeological evidence can challenge our popular assumptions.

We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz?

The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.

It is the great arrogance of the present to forget the intelligence of the past

I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's an active disengagement.

Do not lose your enthusiasm. In its Greek etymology, the word enthusiasm means, "God in us."

History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are.

People tend to forget that the word "history" contains the word "story".

By its very nature, no one person can ever be the center of Jazz.

I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting than the drama of Hollywood movies. So I began looking at documentary films.

Tis but a part we see, and not a whole.

Who I am inside determines how I feel about my body instead of the other way around

The world consisted of predators and prey. You were either hunting or running.

Donald Trump is still hitting all the same notes. He's making the sale. We're hearing from his aides at every event.

There's just been a couple of moments where - we did the one [ Carpool Karaoke] with Justin Bieber, which kind of went crazy and I think is at, like 65 million views on YouTube .

It took me sixteen years to write.

Leaders must display their humanness. Those under their authority must be empowered & have the courage to engage in honest dialogue.

You don't throw rocks at a man with a machine gun!

Heaven has no taste." "Now-" "And not one single sushi restaurant." A look of pain crossed the angel's suddenly very serious face.

A scientist who cannot prove what he has accomplished, has accomplished nothing.