"Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn't speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education"

"Music is my religion"

"Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college"

"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten"

"Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding"

"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows"

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"

"Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages"

"I've always been into melodies. That's what I love about music – a good melody that gives you goosebumps"

"Freedom can occur only through education"

"Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black"