Alive Quote by Sonny Rollins

At first I didn't understand what [Thelonious Monk] was doing, but I went back again, and what I can say about Monk is that…

— Randy Weston

I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete.

— Steve Lacy

First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of…

— Saint Basil

There was a lot that was tricky about playing with [Thelonious Monk]. It's a musical language where there's really no lyrics. It's something you…

— Roy Haynes

If you want to be great in what you're doing, you really need to limit yourself, so I consider my life as the life…

— Oleksandr Usyk

Every few generations there are people who come along that change the way we look at the world, for musical enthusiasts Monk is one…

— John Conyers

He was seriously thinking of becoming a monk. He thought he had to be celibate to maintain the purity of his instrument, but my…

— Mimi Rogers

Monk taught me more about music composition than anyone else on 52nd Street.

— Miles Davis

Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life.

— Herbie Hancock

To be a monk is to have time to practice for your transformation and healing. And after that to help with the transformation and…

— Nhat Hanh

The last living boy in America drops into my bedroom only he wants to be a monk. I think that pretty much sums up…

— Susan Beth Pfeffer

Put the mind in alignment with the ten thousand radiances of enlightenment and experience them in various gradations forever. That's the total purpose of…

— Frederick Lenz