A lotta cats copy the Mona Lisa, but people still line up to see the original.

There are Two Secrets to Success: 1. Don't tell ANYONE Everything you know 2.If you have to ask what Jazz is, you'll never know.

Never play anything the same way twice.

You got to love to be able to play

All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.

I don't need words. It's all in the phrasing.

We all do 'do, re, mi,' but you have got to find the other notes yourself.

If it hadn't been for Jazz, there wouldn't be no rock and roll.

If ya ain't got it in ya, ya can't blow it out.

I don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand.

The best I can do is stay happy.

Jazz is played from the heart. You can even live by it. Always love it.

To jazz, or not to jazz, there is no question!

And I think to myself what a wonderful world. Oh, yeah.

I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right - shame on you.

Each man has his own music bubbling up inside him.

My whole life, my whole soul, my whole spirit is to blow that horn.

What we play is life.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.