It's A Good Time For Black People

It's Time To Take A Look At My Failures And Stop Calling Them Successes. Now I Can Start Working At Something That Can Use Me Best.

You Have To Learn To Get Up From The Table When Love Is Not Being Served.

Jazz Is Not Just Music, It's A Way Of Life, It's A Way Of Being, A Way Of Thinking. . . . The New Inventive Phrases We Make Up To Describe Things - All That To Me Is Jazz Just As Much As The Music We Play.

I Am Particular About The Seating Of The Audience - Also About How Much Money They Pay - But Most Of All Where They Are Seated. If I Am Going To Sing Something Intimate, Who Am I Going To Sing It To?

How Do You Explain What It Feels Like To Get On The Stage And Make Poetry That You Know Sinks Into The Hearts And Souls Of People Who Are Unable To Express It