I never practice; I always play.

You play Bach your way, and I’ll play him his way.

The power and magic of music lie in its intangibility and its limitlessness. It suggests images, but leaves us free to choose them and to accommodate them to our pleasure.

I hate the word practice. Practice breeds inurement. Instead of discovering, of distinguishing traits that are deeply hidden or merely veiled, one ends seeing nothing anymore. One ceases to be aware.

The most beautiful thing in the world is, precisely, the conjunction of learning and inspiration. Oh, the passion for research and the joy of discovery!

The task of a teacher is not to work for the pupil nor to oblige him to work, but to show him how to work.

Friendship is more important than truth.

The question is not 'Am I a leader?' - the question is 'What kind of leader am I?

You are an unusual, brilliant child who has not seen enough of life to grasp the full measure of human stupidity.

We took off for the tree line, leaving the wounded soldiers to wonder how they'd been beaten by four misfits and a horse.

sometime hate is just confused love!

Gen. Tommy Franks told me the war was being compromised as specialized personnel and equipment were being shifted from Afghanistan to prepare for the war in Iraq - a war more than a year away.

Most of the beauty of women evaporates when they achieve domestic happiness at the price of their independence.

If you must compromise, compromise up.

By leveraging their freedom from the bonds of location, corporations could now dictate the economic policy of governments.

You may have heard that back in the States there are some people who are smoking grass. I don't know how you feel, but it's sure easier than cutting the stuff.

Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed, and, fortunately, we have them in every part of our beloved country.