Being unprepared heightens nerves.

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.

Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the seed of boredom.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student.

Taking drugs to overcome nerves is the thin edge of the wedge going in there.

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but use it to see what you can get from it on this new day which has been granted you.

It is normal to be nervous.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

Unless the Self is known, the power of the Self (swa satta) cannot arise.

It's just really hard to work and get better, building and planning for the future with the new Monte Carlo and keeping the race team intact and keeping them healthy.

Trust in your own self more than in all else.

To an old memory like mine the present days are but as a little water poured on the deep.

Investing solely for 'income,' investing merely 'to keep capital employed,' and investing simply 'to hedge against inflation' are all entirely out of the question.

If we give up the notion that everybody’s life is perfect but ours, we would be a lot happier. Nobody’s life is perfect.

women and girls begin to bare themselves behind and in front, and there is nobody to punish and hold in check, and besides, God's word is mocked.

It's a standard staple in Japanese cinema to cut somebody's arm off and have red water hoses for veins, spraying blood everywhere.

I always had an interest in the environment... to protect our planet... for the ocean to go on.

I was always the kid on scholarship, I was a soloist with my company, I'd been working with the symphony since I was 14.