The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, is the most political part of the human personality because it is what drives people to want to be recognized as superior to others.

Music is the language that transcends all barriers.

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

我是一个美国黑人，我为我的种族感到骄傲。我为自己是谁感到骄傲。我有许多自豪和尊严。

爵士乐就是自由。你要记住这一点。

诗人的灵魂就像一面镜子，映照出世界的美。