“It's such a tragedy that man endures in killing his brother and his ow...” — Sun Ra Quote

“It's such a tragedy that man endures in killing his brother and his own kind, putting him in jail and insane asylums, letting him lay out in the street.”

“I'm playing dark history. It's beyond black. I'm dealing with the dark things of the cosmos.”

“A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people.”

“Bach and Beethoven, all of them, they had to write something to please the upper structure, those with money and power.”

“But recently I began to feel that maybe I wouldn't be able to do what I want to do and need to do with American musicians, who are imprisoned behind these bars; music's got these bars and measures you know.”

“I am a musician, but I'm another type of musician.”

“They're caught where there's no way out or where you can't see out. What are you going to do about it? I don't have the answer. If I did there would be no insane asylums.”

“We will look at the entire immigration question from the protection of outer borders through the asylum procedures to integration, in particular its efficacy.”

“Being born into the Royal Family is like being born into a mental asylum. Marrying into it is not something to be taken lightly.”

“Journalists casually use terms like crossing the border illegally when referring to asylum seekers - when in fact there is no law that says they must use the ports of entry.”

“My heart goes out to children around the world who face terrible poverty. But the United States cannot give asylum to every child in that situation. It would not be sustainable. But we should care for those who are truly in danger.”

“The point of asylum is not to declare to the world what country you think is the pinnacle of civilization. The point of asylum is to find a country that's both willing and able to protect you from political persecution. In no way is asylum an endorsement of a country's politics, laws, or values.”