If we operate with a belief in long sweeps of time, we build cathedrals; if we operate from fiscal quarter to fiscal quarter, we build ugly shopping malls.

With too little judgement, we get trash. With too much judgement, we get blockage.

Every conversation is a form of Jazz. The activity of instantaneous creation is as ordinary to us as breathing.

If I "try" to play, I fail; if I force the play, I crush it; if I race, I trip. Any time I stiffen or brace myself against some error or problem, the very act of bracing would cause the problem to occur. The only road to strength is vulnerability.

To do anything artistically you have to acquire technique, but create through your technique and not with it.

Whispered words can be devastatingly effective.

If the art is created with the whole person, then the work will come out whole. Education must teach, reach, and vibrate the whole person rather than merely transfer knowledge.