There's so much spontaneity involved, what do you practice? How do you practice teamwork? How do you practice sharing? How do you practice daring? How do you practice being nonjudgmental?

People are afraid to spend money now because they dont know how long theyre going to be working.

You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.

Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century.

World peace is no longer some pie-in-the-sky thing, because no single person or country is going to solve it on their own.

My father was really good with math. It's a funny thing, I don't remember my father or my mother being so mechanical-minded. My father always wanted to be a doctor, but he came from a really poor family in Georgia, and there was no way he was going to be a doctor.

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.