16 Quotes by Billy Taylor

This is sure to be one of our most demanding schedules, certainly since I've been here. Along with what figures to be a very competitive league schedule, we've added games against some top-notch opponents, which should really challenge our guys and prepare us well for when the league portion of the schedule begins.

He's not the type of person who would, you know, when things get tough, walk away. You know, it's special people like that, that rise to the occasion.

The game at Washington allows us the opportunity to bring (junior center) Jason Mgebroff back home, as well as graduate assistant Matt Logie ... We always try and get our student-athletes one trip back home during their career, and I know Jason will be very excited to play in that game.

Jazz is America’s classical music.

Life would be so much easier if we had the courage to ask the questions we fear the most.

The thing that is making jazz healthy today is that people are coming out of other backgrounds – from rock, folk, from ethnic music. It’s changing the music, and for the better.

If anything ever happened to you, I don’t know what I’d do. You’re all I have, August. I don’t want.