Andrew S. Tanenbaum

I no longer feel the need of seeking out conscious Americanism. Because we live here and work here, we can be certain that when our music is mature it will also be American in quality.

Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.

If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.

This is no dress rehearsal.

Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.

In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

Toe: A part of the foot used to find furniture in the dark.

When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.

People are never so likely to be wrong as when they are organized. And they never have so little freedom. Perhaps that is why the people at large keep their freedom. People can be manipulated only when they are organized.

Truth over Harmony.

In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.

I’m grateful for all the breaks and honors and opportunities I’ve had, but I always believe I won’t have it made until the humblest black kid in the most remote backwoods of America has it made.

You must learn that you do not have to be angry just because you have the right to be.