Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It is about energy at its most basic level.

When a pianist sits down and does a virtuoso performance he is in a technical sense transmitting more information to a machine than any other human activity involving machinery allows.

I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer.

I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago.

Part of what I do is a craft, but part of what I do is a science. And I guess the craft comes in knowing what science to use and what science not to use.

I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools.

What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I've done.

To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off.

My training as an engineer has enabled me to design the stuff, but the reason I do it is not to make music but for the opportunity to work with musicians.

I had been building electronic musical instruments since I was a kid.

Other kids went out and beat each other up or played baseball, and I built electronics.

You have to do something about your dream every day

Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it isn't so

I'm going home." - Celeste"To never return?" - Uway"Yes, show me the way to never return." - CelesteALL LIGHT WILL FALL

It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.

Never worry about anything that is past. Charge it up to experience and forget the trouble. There are always plenty of troubles ahead, so don't turn and look back on any behind you.

I feel that when we really love and accept and approve of ourselves exactly as we are, then everything in life works.

I'm better than I used to be. Better than I was yesterday. But hopefully not as good as I'll be tomorrow.

Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve.

I wouldn't take anything away from Tampa Bay. We're in one of the toughest divisions there is.

I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.