“The humor of jazz is rich and many-sided. Some of it is obvious enough to make a dog laugh.”

Some is subtle, wry-mouthed, or back-handed. It is by turns bitter, agonized, and grotesque. Even in the hands of white composers it involuntarily reflects the half-forgotten suffering of the negro.

It also describes music exhibiting influence of that technique which has as its traditional object to secure the effects of surprise, or in the broadest sense, humor.

Jazz has both white and black elements, and each in some respects has influenced the other. It’s recent phase seems to throw the light of the white race’s sophistication upon the anguish of the black.

Jazz is musical humor. The noun jazz describes a modern American technique for the playing of any music, accompanied by noise called harmony, and interpolated instrumental effects.

I would race death for your love and win every time.

To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.

People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.

The principle of self-government cannot be violated with impunity. The individual’s right to it is sacred – regardless of class, caste, race, color, sex or any other accident or incident of birth.

I know of no rights of race superior to the rights of humanity.

The human race is like a bird and it needs both wings to be able to fly.

If Love is too much to ask, at least Respect everyone, regardless of race, creed, sexual preference, bloodline, criminal history, power, or position.

Slow and steady wins the race.