I have never known anyone from Texas, no matter how far they go or what they do, who isn't proud of being from Texas.

If you hold onto the beauty and inspiration and the clarity that is music, you will have an anchor, you will not be too far swayed by what the world is

Music is like painting in sound. You take it into your inner heart and never lose it. It's eternally mysterious.

But classical music is not entertainment, and I feel viciously strong about that. Classical music is forever. Entertainment is something that is here today, and may be gone tomorrow.

An artist can only be evaluated after he's dead. At the 11th hour he might do something that will eclipse everything else.

The brick of my life is music, but the mortar is faith.

The Steinway piano - with its beauty and power - is the perfect medium for expressing the performer's art, drama and poetry.

I'm not a success, I'm a sensation.

Everything I chose, I had already played in concert. For the competition, I wanted to pick pieces I know that people like.

Be fearless enough to let love transform you.

The most important thing to leverage is people. Their talents and connections will take you to great heights.

I was not born to be free---I was born to adore and obey.

I presented my feminine side with flowers. She cutthe stems and placed them gently down my throat.And these tu lips might soon eclipse your brightesthopes.

I've never made any horrible, horrible movies. If you don't ruin your reputation, you can always get work.

Suburban sprawl leads to social atomisation and fragmentation and is environmentally disastrous, as carbon-intensive car journeys displace local shops and replace public transport.

The lure of flying is the lure of beauty.

I'm an entertainer and I entertain people and they entertain me back by asking questions. And some of them I answer.

Make me a fragrance that smells like love

What valor cannot win, flattery may.