One thing about excellence, it&Mac226;s an exclusive club. And it&Mac226;s only for those who really want to pay dues to the s--. My daddy told me when I was a boy: The only way you can be different from other people is to do some s-- they don't want to do.

Those who play for applause....Tha t’s all they get.

The best way to be, is to do.

There's the tradition in jazz of having the “Battle of the Bands” and you do not want to get your head cut when you're playing.

Thank the good Lord for a job.

If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying.

The only justification for looking down on anyone is that you're going to stop and pick them up.