There was a survey done a few years ago that affected me greatly. it was discovered that intelligent people either estimate their intelligence accurately or slightly underestimate themselves, but stupid people overestimate their intelligence and by huge margins. (And these were things like straight up math tests, not controversial IQ tests.)

It didnt take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start.

Since about 1980 Kenny Werner has been one of jazz’s unsung heroes

It makes you feel good to know that there's other people afflicted like you.

I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day . . .

Life is about women, gigs, an' bein' creative.

Everybody's like everybody else, and everybody's different from everybody else.