Blessed is the man who has found someone to do his work.

A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.

The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you'll make one.

Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away.

Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.

That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended - civilizations are built up - excellent institutions devised

My family is like America

Never underestimate the pains of others but consider yourself lucky.

Real painters understand with a brush in their hand.

Man is never so authentically himself as when at play.

If these were my last moments on earth, I’d spend them fighting to save him with everything I had. If our roles were reversed, I knew he’d do the same".

My worry is that opera will become an historic art form as opposed to a living, breathing thing.

There are no innocents. There are, however, different degrees of responsibility.

Sing a song, read a poem, paint a picture, hear the music... Rise up and touch the stars