Miles Davis

"Keep your instrument tuned and your mind open."

"Life and music are the same, both require improvisation."

"Never apologize for your artistic choices."

"The future belongs to those who believe in their vision."

"Greatness is not final, failure is not fatal."

"Your uniqueness is your greatest strength."

"Music heals what words cannot express."

"The perfect note is the one that moves the soul."

"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."

"Music is the spoken language of the soul."

"I'm always looking forward, never backward."

"The more you practice, the luckier you get."

"When you're innovating, you've got to be prepared to be misunderstood."

"Man, sometimes it snows in April."

"I couldn't play anything the way other people wanted me to."

"You have to practice a lot to become a professional."

"The instrument itself doesn't make you sound good or bad - it's the player."

"I hear somebody on the saxophone, and it's not what they're playing, it's the way they're playing it."

"Don't be afraid to fail. You've got to take chances."

"Jazz is the only music in which the same notes can be played night after night but in a different way."

"Quit playing the same thing over and over again."

"I never thought in terms of what I was playing as being past or future."

"A man is not supposed to be complete."

"Your music is different when you think about the past."

"Learning the language of jazz is like learning any other language."

"You've got to find what you love and keep doing it."

"Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself."

"I wanted to play jazz, and I got into it."

"Great music is great because it can be understood by anyone."

"If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying hard enough."