Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out.

Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.

What you put into life is what you get out of it.

If I like something, I get it and I put it on.

You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of the man farthest down.

Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.