The most beautiful words in the English language are 'not guilty'.

Politics is something similar to the lower physiological functions, with the unpleasant difference that political functions are unavoidably carried out in public.

Remembrance of the past kills all present energy and deadens all hope for the future

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in cultural prejudice. The term 'jazz' has come to mean the abuse and exploitation of black musicians.

When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery.

You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know.

Many contemporary authors drink more than they write.