It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange$$$ sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it$$$ no species would survive.

It is true that those we meet can change us$$$ sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards$$$ even unto our names.

I suppose in the end$$$ the whole of life becomes an act of letting go$$$ but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.

You are creative$$$ whoever you are. Respect your own creativity and respect the creativity and creative space of other people.

In jazz$$$ time is your friend$$$ and when you find your own swing$$$ or the swing time in any group activity$$$ actual time flies$$$ yes. But it's flying to where you want to be. And when you get there$$$ you realize the ride is the destination. That's the joy of swinging.

Jazz is democracy in music.

Don't worry about a thing$$$ every little thing is gonna be alright

A wrongdoer is often a man who has left something undone$$$ not always one who has done something.