“I grew up in the Great Depression, and the jazz artists and Dixieland ...” — Harry Belafonte Quote

“I grew up in the Great Depression, and the jazz artists and Dixieland musicians were at the core of our communications and enjoyment. They were not passing fancies. They are something that is, and will be, listened to again and again. I have a space of reverence for some of those old jazz stars such as Sydney Bechet and Louis Armstrong.”

“When I was 20 and 30, my visions for what the world would be, all things were possible.”

“I'm always suspicious of celebrities that write about their lives.”

“Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.”

“He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”

“A lot of vets like 'Good Morning Vietnam' - I get great letters from guys.”