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

It ain't whatcha say, it's the way howcha say it.

When I was young and very green, I worte that tune, Sister Kate, and someone said that's fine, let me publish it for you. I'll give you fifty dollars. I didn't know nothing about papers, and business, and I sold it outright.

You can't take it for granted. Even if we have two, three days off I still have to blow that horn a few hours to keep up the chops. I mean I've been playing 50 years, and that's what I've been doing in order to keep in that groove there.

If you don't understand it, don't mess with it.

[Bebop is] Chinese music.

I'm a spade, you're an ofay. Let's play.