Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody.

- Eubie Blake

I don't have any bad habits. They might be bad habits for other people, but they're all right for me.

- Eubie Blake

All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, 'Isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly …

- Eubie Blake

I wouldn't bet on a horse unless he came up to my house and told me to himself.

- Eubie Blake

The people wanted to believe that the Negroes couldn't learn to read music but had a natural talent for it. So we never played with no music. I'd get…

- Eubie Blake

Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion.

- Eubie Blake

Be grateful for luck.

- Eubie Blake