I have always liked black and white! It is simple and the colour of the piano.

Nobody wants to experience sad events but people like to listen to sad songs. That's the beauty of music.

The way to respect all the people I love is to eat the music, have it in my blood and bones, and try to explore it in as much different ways as possible to create my own identity.

Every day is different and improvised. Sometimes, a song can lead to a completely different adventure. You can't control it.

I started to listen to Japanese jazz musicians when I went to high school. Some people I listened to were Yosuke Yamashita, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Sadao Watanabe.

Work hard! Just keep working hard until you can do something you want to do! We all progress at different speeds and in different ways, so be patient and keep working hard!

The beautiful thing about music is that even so-called negative emotions like anger, sadness, frustration, when they come through the filter of music, they all become beautiful.

Everybody improvises without noticing it. Life is about improvising. You can't control what happens in your life, I mean, you don't know what can happen in your life today. So you somehow improvise.

Challenges are the key in life. You always have to challenge yourself and try to get to different states.

Everything is inspiring! It could be fine art or a conversation I have with somebody!

To be nice to people and make them happy - that's my philosophy in life.

Be brave. You didn't travel this far to languish within the walls of your comfortable self.

Every brain is different. And so must be every course of therapy.

The massive debt we have racked up to finance our wasteful government is pulling down growth today. Gross debt over 90 percent of GDP weakens growth now. Not tomorrow - now.

Nothing needs a war. There is no problem that needs a war to bring it to a resolution.

I am so proud and so happy to be Filipino.

The vast majority of mankind never gives a thought of gratitude towards God for all His care and blessings.

I have to get out once a week and speak with people or I start thinking I'm the emperor of Abyssinia.

For me music is totally freeing, and it's its' own language too. You follow it, in a way.

The Dutch change positions quicker than you can make a cup of coffee.

We find the instrument for the Knowledge of God in ourselves But we find God everywhere.