Quotes by Bill Evans

“Actually, Im not interested in Zen that much, as a philosophy, nor in joining any movements. I dont pretend to understand it. I just find it comforting. And very similar to jazz. Like jazz, you cant explain it to anyone without losing the experience. Its got to be experienced, because its feeling, not words.”

“Words are the children of reason and, therefore, cant explain it. They really cant translate feeling because theyre not part of it. Thats why it bugs me when people try to analyze jazz as an intellectual theorem. Its not. Its feeling.”

“Sometimes it can happen that you see everything in terms of music. Its like a fixation. You cant help it. I get that way every time Im trying to work something out. But its bad if you cant pull out of it. Nothing should be that dominating. If it is, it is perverted.”

“I want to play as good as I can, not necessarily as different. I am not interested in consciously changing the essence of my music. I would rather have it reveal itself progressively as I play. Ultimately, what counts is its essential quality, anyway, and differences vanish in a short time.”

“We use the people who are in the bullpen producing.”

“At this point, were in limbo.”

“Economists are interested in why 70 percent makes it. Its surprising to us that so much makes it.”

“The biggest story for us is our continued growth at 5 oclock.”

“We have done extremely well in the past decade with our capital and will take a somewhat more cautious approach targeting a minimum annual return of 15 percent.”