There are some things concerning which we must always be maladjusted if we are to be people of good will. We must never adjust ourselves to racial segregation. We must never adjust ourselves to religious bigotry. We must never adjust ourselves to economic conditions that take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few.

The modern choice is between non-violence or non-existence.

Seeing is not always believing.

The difference between a dreamer and a visionary is that a dreamer has his eyes closed and a visionary has his eyes open

The United States is the largest exporter of violence in the world

There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.

Everybody has the blues. Everybody longs for meaning. Everybody needs to love and be loved. Everybody needs to clap hands and be happy. Everybody longs for faith. In music, especially this broad category called jazz, there is a stepping-stone to all of these.