I, as a young guy getting out of music school, I didn't like the prospect of spending my life writing music for about 200 people.

I don't know what I'm doing and it's the not knowing that makes it interesting.

You practice and you get better. It's very simple.

A new language requires a new technique. If what you're saying doesn't require a new language, then what you're saying probably isn't new.

You get up early in the morning and you work all day. That’s the only secret.

The work I've done is the work I know, and the work I do is the work I don't know. I don't know what I'm doing.

What I've noticed is that people who love what they do, regardless of what that might be, tend to live longer.

What you hear depends on how you focus your ear. We're not talking about inventing a new language, but rather inventing new perceptions of existing languages.

I travel the world, and I'm happy to say that America is still the great melting pot - maybe a chunky stew rather than a melting pot at this point, but you know what I mean.

I've been called a minimalist composer for more than 30 years, and while I've never really agreed with the description, I've gotten used to it.

What came to me as a revelation was the use of rhythm in developing an overall structure in music.

Intellectual talent will give us the upper-hand in the game of life. Fortunately, we all can develop it

The deeper the sorrow the less tongue hath it.

Life happens from within. How aware you are of it, decides the quality of your body, your mind, and your experience of life.

The game has evolved over the years, and I don't think we have as a country. In other countries they have, and they adjust much quicker than our boys.

Be the man of no one! Instead, be the man of truth, only the truth!

Why do You Send Fools To judge My Work?

"I hope to-morrow will be a fine day, Lane." "It never is, sir." "Lane, you're a perfect pessimist." "I do my best to give satisfaction, sir."

I feel like I'm witnessing the systematic destruction of a people's ability to survive. It's horrifying.

History is rarely made by reasonable men.