Wayne Shorter Quotations

It’s making a statement about what life is, really. And I’m going to end the line with it.

In an inconspicuous way, Gretchen Parlato knows how to play the same instrument that Frank Sinatra played. There's no one out there like Gretchen.

Clouds float in the same pattern only once.

I'm learning more about life when I'm playing too, and writing music. I'm learning more about life, the connection.

Play and write music the way you want the world to be.

A series of vibrations. What does it matter, the source of the catalyst?

To hell with the rules. I'm going for the unknown.

You're like the girl who left her shadow in the drawer, but when she went to get it, it wasn't there.

You know the actor John Garfield? In one movie he walked up to this train station, the ticket booth, and the guy says, 'Yes, where are you going?' And he says, 'I want a ticket to nowhere.' I thought: that's it. The freedom to do that. I want a ticket to nowhere.

The arts can open the door to the imagination, pushing the envelope of how peace can be created. It takes courage to take this kind of risk, and courage is what we all need to create a better world.