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

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.

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

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.

What we play is life.

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

Don't do nothing halfway, else you find yourself dropping more than can be picked up.

Why should women not be a martyr for her cause?

Slavery and freedom cannot exist together.

All that I can tell you is, that I used my humble powers to the uttermost, and raised my voice in behalf of Human Rights in general, and the elevation and Rights of Woman in particular, nearly all my life.

We have hardly an adequate idea how all-powerful law is in forming public opinion, in giving tone and character to the mass of society.

From the cradle to the grave she is subject to the power and control of man. Father, guardian, or husband, one conveys her like some piece of merchandise over to the other.

If they are unsuccessful in married life, who suffers more the bitter consequences of poverty than the wife? But if successful, she has not a dollar to call her own.