“The history of jazz lets us know that this period in our history is no...” — Wynton Marsalis Quote

“The history of jazz lets us know that this period in our history is not the only period we've come through together. If we truly understood the history of our national arts, we'd know that we have mutual aspirations, a shared history, in good times and bad.”

“The best way to be, is to do.”

“Maybe the preoccupation with technological progress has overshadowed our concern with human progress.”

“Americans are much easier to please than Canadians. The American taste is less critical. Canadians are more cultured, they are more aware of the arts than Americans.”

“For me, the martial arts is a search for something inside. It's not just a physical discipline.”

“The best gift I was ever given was the arts. My mum gave me those on a silver platter. Growing up, her and my grandmother would take me to ballets, classical concerts, even smoky jazz clubs I wasn't supposed to be in!”