All Sun Ra Quotes
- Art does not begin with imitation, but with discipline. Art
- I think of myself as a complete mystery. To myself. Complete
- I never wanted to be a part of planet Earth, but I am compelled to be here, so anything I do for this planet is… Another Dimension
- Music is a plane of wisdom, because music is a universal language, it is a language of honor, it is a noble precept, a gift… Air
- The light of the future casts the shadows of tomorrow. Casts
- Space is not only high, it's low. It's a bottomless pit. Bottomless
- If death is the absence of life, then death's death is life. Absence
- Those who will not dance will have to be shot Dance
- If you’re not mad at the world, you don’t have what it takes Don T
- I’m not a prophet. I’m a destiny-changer. It’s all right to prophesy, but the best thing to do is change things, if you’ve got the… All
- I'm playing dark history. It's beyond black. I'm dealing with the dark things of the cosmos. Beyond
- In the world of tomorrow, the new man will 'think' the place he wants to go, then his mind will take him there. Go
- The earth moves in a certain rhythm, a certain sound, a certain note. When the music stops the earth will stop and everything upon it… Certain
- I have many names; some call me Mr. Ra, others call me Mr. Re, you can call me Mr. Mystery. Call
- A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people. Among
- What I'm dealing with is so vast and great that it can't be called the truth. It's above the truth. Called
- I am a musician, but I'm another type of musician. Another Type
- I always say it's not my Arkestra, it belongs to some other force which wants certain things, to reach people. Always Say
- All these other nations seem to appreciate what I'm doing and they want me to play the furthest out things. All
- It's such a tragedy that man endures in killing his brother and his own kind, putting him in jail and insane asylums, letting him lay… Asylums