A band is only as good as its euphonium section.

The red and white and starry blue Is freedom's shield and hope.

I am happy now, to recall that I was not only his son but his companion, and whenever there was a hunting expedition or any other pleasure, I was always with him.

Dance as though no one is watching. Love as though you've never been hurt. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth.

Anybody can write music of a sort. But touching the public heart is quite another thing.

I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.

From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else.

Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist; in you lie all the possibilities of the creation of beauty.

There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and that is the spiritual chill of an unresponsive audience!

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.

Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself.

I am not afraid to walk alone.

Adversity awaken in us a strong-will to a daring life.You become a stronger person with each adversity that you overcome.

When you're not working is when you have to stay positive and remind yourself that you're talented.

The only thing worse than being bored is being boring.

Where do you draw the line between peace and justice? If you ask the victims, they want more justice; if you ask the potential victims, they want more peace.

All things such as grass and trees are soft and supple in life. At their death they are withered and dry.

I didn't take the decision [to get married] lightly. I ventured into it realistically. But life takes you places you wouldn't have expected. I'm really content with what was in the cards for me.

My great grandmother was Chinese .

The more distant and distinct the relationship between two realities that are brought together, the more powerful the image.