It is always possible to create something original.

Life is a lot like jazz. It's best when you improvise.

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.

Originality is the only thing that counts. But the originator uses material and ideas that occur round him and pass through him. And out of his experience comes the original creation.

Jazz is one of the best things that you can find in your life, it can always be your friend.

I like to think of music as an emotional science.

Look at the piano. You'll notice that there are white notes and black notes. Figure out the difference between them and you'll be able to make whatever kind of music you want.

Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably in the blood and feeling of the American people more than any other style of folk music.

Music sets up certain vibration which unquestionably results in a physical reaction. Eventually the proper vibration for every person will be found and utilized.

I didn't even start playing the piano until I was about 13 or 14. I guess I must have had a little talent or whatever-you-call-it, but I practised regularly, and that's what counts.

Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?

The ridiculous is closer to life's source than the sensible.

It's linkage I'm talking about, and harmonies and structures, And all the various things that lock our wrists to the past.

I think I like big issues, but I don't believe in God or religion.

If you can trust God to save you for eternity, you can trust him to lead you for a lifetime.

First I believe it to be a grave mistake to present Christianity as something charming and popular with no offense inn it.

Whats the point of fitting in, when we were meant to stand out?

But loss is a precious stone to me, a nectar Distilled in time, preaching the truth of winter To the fallen heart that does not cease to fall.

Strategy is the articulation of the overall objectives along with general guidelines on achieving those objectives.

To some degree it matters who's in office, but it matters more how much pressure they're under from the public.

But the value of gratitude does not consist solely in getting you more blessings in the future. Without gratitude you cannot long keep from dissatisfied thought regarding things as they are.