As long as there are musicians who have a passion for spontaneity, for creating something that's never been before, the art form of jazz will flourish.
I do not at all understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.