“I think an artist who has it in their heart to do or say something, th...” — Dianne Reeves Quote

“I think an artist who has it in their heart to do or say something, they'll say it. It's not something that's mandatory, but it will come out.”

“In any event, I'm proud to wear the badge of jazz vocalist if that's what people want to call me; but at the same time, there are many other things I like to do.”

“People think jazz music is all standards and the Great American Songbook. But it's really about the sensibility, the feel you bring to the music.”

“I have always that there ought to be some kind of mandatory national service, not necessarily in the military but to show everybody that freedom isn't free, that everybody has an obligation to the nation as a community.”

“Complying with requests from Congress is not optional. It is mandatory.”

“Pain is mandatory for all of us. It's what teaches us. Suffering is what's optional. That's what happens when we try to skip over the pain.”