Charlie Parker Quotes

Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. – Charlie Parker

Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there. – Charlie Parker

Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget all that shit and just play. – Charlie Parker

It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting. – Charlie Parker

Don’t worry about making mistakes, worry about not learning from them. – Charlie Parker

The only limits in music are the ones you set for yourself. – Charlie Parker

Music is the universal language of mankind. – Charlie Parker

The mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open. – Charlie Parker

When you stop chasing the wrong things, you give the right things a chance to catch you. – Charlie Parker

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Charlie Parker

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. – Charlie Parker

An artist is not paid for his labor, but for his vision. – Charlie Parker

Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist. – Charlie Parker

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Charlie Parker

Creativity is contagious, pass it on. – Charlie Parker

Dream big, work hard, stay focused, and surround yourself with good people. – Charlie Parker

Success is not in what you have, but who you are. – Charlie Parker

The greatest risk is not taking any risks. – Charlie Parker

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. – Charlie Parker

Art is not freedom from discipline, but disciplined freedom. – Charlie Parker

Believe you can and you’re halfway there. – Charlie Parker

Great things never come from comfort zones. – Charlie Parker

The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible. – Charlie Parker

The best way to predict the future is to create it. – Charlie Parker

Life is like jazz, it’s best when you improvise. – Charlie Parker

The harder you work, the luckier you get. – Charlie Parker

Find a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. – Charlie Parker

Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it. – Charlie Parker

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. – Charlie Parker

The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles. – Charlie Parker

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. – Charlie Parker

The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday. – Charlie Parker

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone. – Charlie Parker

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Charlie Parker

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – Charlie Parker

Opportunities don’t happen. You create them. – Charlie Parker

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Charlie Parker

You were born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection. – Charlie Parker

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. – Charlie Parker

Great things never come from comfort zones. – Charlie Parker

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Charlie Parker

Dream big and dare to fail. – Charlie Parker

Do not wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it perfect. – Charlie Parker

Make your life a masterpiece; imagine no limitations on what you can be, have or do. – Charlie Parker

Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can. – Charlie Parker