There's only two ways to sum up music; either it's good or it's bad. If it's good you don't mess about it, you just enjoy it.

Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine, I look right into the heart of good old New Orleans. It has given me something to live for.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

Don't do nothing halfway, else you find yourself dropping more than can be picked up.

What we play is life.

I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right - shame on you.

If I don’t practice for a day, I know it. If I don’t practice for two days, the critics know it. And if I don’t practice for three days, the public knows it.

Each man has his own music bubbling up inside him.

And I think to myself what a wonderful world. Oh, yeah.

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

A lotta cats copy the Mona Lisa, but people still line up to see the original.

That was courage, Keller thought. Not doing something without being afraid, but doing something even though you were afraid.

We must ensure our system of higher education offers world-class quality for a world-class economy.

I'm trying to teach my girlfriend how to surf. But I just end up yelling at her the whole time. Because I don't know how to surf.

Ancient Rome was as confident of the immutability of its world and the continual expansion and improvement of the human lot as we are today.

Don't go looking for Mr. Right. Look for Mr. Right Now.

Acquire peace of mind by making the effort to become the best of which you are capable.

I've had good moments scattered since then, times when I thought I was better, but that was the last day I felt triumphant.

Everything is Spirit - in essence, though hidden in manifestation. If you had the perception, you would see God in everything.

I am always urging my students to honor their writing practice, to set up a schedule.

Actors enjoy being treated as ordinary people.