I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics.

If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish the art of music for decades, if not centuries.

Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche.

The rhythms of nature - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music.

Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face today.

The retrospective glance is a relatively easy gesture for us to make.

The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general.

Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system.

I believe that music surpasses even language in its power to mirror the innermost recesses of the human soul

Music might be defined as a system of proportions in the service of a spiritual impulse

Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred.

I share my love and gratefully accept love as it flows back to me.

The best investment you can make is an investment in yourself. Spend your time, money, and energy on improving your life and self.

For the body tells all to him who knows the language, and doesn’t lie.

The EPA is now the Employment Prevention Agency.

And this is the best chance to begin to establish the New World Order.

The secret of a long marriage is shaving your legs every day . . . because it shows you still care.

The real miracle is a man who can walk with God every day ... When a person walks with God, he finds joy in the everyday things he does. Gradually his life begins to expand.

Dig inside. Inside is the fountain of good, and it will forever flow, if you will forever dig.

The etymologist finds the deadest word to have been once a brilliant picture.

You need to have the courage to fail.