They always want to sell me as a hard bopper.

I quit drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process.

I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself.

When you are trying to do something when you are getting started and you are trying to make records for the first time, you want it to be the best.

When I got started in New York, if you were different from Miles & Dizzy it was very difficult.

A very few musicians passed across all decades. In terms of trumpet playing, Louis Armstrong does it of course but Sweets [Edison] is right up there too. He is unique, in every sense of the term.

Dizzy used to tell me I'm playing too hard. He'd say to not give everything. Miles told me that too.

Do not live life without a spark of love.

God knows both your name and address. When the right man comes along God will lead him to your door. And that man will recognize your name.

Was there childcare for abused werewolves?

...And you, you better run because i'm going to destroy you for what you've taken from me.

It's like anything in life, visualizing the old man you're going to become: As long as you have a clear picture of that - the life you want to lead - eventually you'll probably get there.

Economics is primarily useful, both to the student and to the political leader, as a prophylactic against popular fallacies.

The chief foundations of all states, new as well as old or composite, are good laws and good arms.

During the last campaign I knew what was happening. You know, they mocked me for my foreign policy and they laughed at my monetary policy. No more. No more.

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it.