My Schedule Is Always Tight.

There Really Have Only Ever Been A Few People In Each Generation Who Step Out, Are Willing To Put Themselves On The Line, And Risk Everything For Their Beliefs.

As Long As There Is Democracy, There Will Be People Wanting To Play Jazz Because Nothing Else Will Ever So Perfectly Capture The Democratic Process In Sound. Jazz Means Working Things Out Musically With Other People. You Have To Listen To Other Musicians And Play With Them Even If You Don't Agree With What They're Playing. It Teaches You The Very Opposite Of Racism And Anti-semitism. It Teaches You That The World Is Big Enough To Accommodate Us All.

Many A Revolution Started With The Actions Of A Few. Only 56 Men Signed The Declaration Of Independence. A Few Hanging Together Can Lead A Nation To Change.

Whenever You Face A Man Who's Playing Your Instrument, There's A Competition.

You Don't Try To Duplicate Certain Things That Other Cats Do, Because You Could Never Do It As Well As They Do. Nobody Can Get On That Tenor Saxophone And Play Like Trane, Because He's The Only One Who Can Spell Out Chords And Sound Good When He Does It.