The Bible has been the Magna Carta of the poor and of the oppressed.
The stories from 1975 on are not finished and there is no resolve. I could spend 50 hours on the last 25 years of jazz and still not do it justice.
The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.
Do something that will last and be beautiful. It doesn't have to be a bridge-or a symphony or book or a business. It could be the look in the eye of a child you raise or a simple garden you tend. Do something that will last and be beautiful.
It is the great arrogance of the present to forget the intelligence of the past
I think we too often make choices based on the safety of cynicism, and what we're lead to is a life not fully lived. Cynicism is fear, and it's worse than fear - it's an active disengagement.
History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are.
So we are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy. Rather, the policy of the White House that demands the opening of war fronts to keep busy their various corporations - whether they be working in the field of arms or oil or reconstruction - has helped al-Qaida to achieve these enormous results.
Wash your face every morning in a bath of praise.
Men are very tough, very critical of me. I think they expect you to basically just be a picture. They don't want to hear you speak.
The vision of personalised public services - meeting the individual needs of all our citizens - requires continuing reform in the way services are delivered