"Integers are the fountainhead of all mathematics."

-- Hermann Minkowski

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“We sailed to Italy on the Andrea Doria, a year before it sank, and Zoot (Sims) and I played a lot of ping-pong on deck during that trip. Zoot sparked that [Gerry Mulligan's] sextet in an extraordinary way, soloing with joyous abandon and infusing the ensemble parts with his special brand of swing.”
“The things we pray for, good Lord, give us grace to labor for.”
“Life is beating against the school windows. You must quickly open the doors and go out to learn that no door must be locked against you.”
“No city invites the heart to come to life as San Francisco does. Arrival in San Francisco is an experience in living.”
“I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas.”
“Women to whom one has just been introduced think that it breaks the ice if they scream, 'Goodness, you're tall!' How would they like it if I broke the ice first, by screaming 'Goodness, what thick ankles!' or 'Goodness, what a bust!”
“I try to maintain a healthy dose of daydreaming, to remain sane.”
“The mind is like a lake lashed into waves. Make the water of the lake clear and calm.”

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