I'm a terrible singer, but it helps when I have to call a taxi.
My father was so much more than an accomplished businessman.
'Earth' is a silly name for this planet.
I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else.
The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse.
For the past ten years I have had no financial problems.
If you come from Paris to Budapest you think you are in Moscow.
But if you go from Moscow to Budapest you think you are in Paris.
My grandfather was not a musician but he was an artist - a painter, a decorative painter.
I am certainly not racist; I even like the British.
All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.
Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift.
It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.
And life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be.
Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you.
Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.
My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.
I wanted things that I couldn't at times articulate.
It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.
All you have to do is play one note. But it needs to be the right note.
Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique.
