I play with children so that I can learn from them.

Children learn to smile from their parents.

If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline and endurance. They get a beautiful heart.

An unlimited amount of ability can develop when parent and child are having fun together.

Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart.

Music is the language of the heart without words.

Perhaps it is music that will save the world.

Patience is the absence of expectation.

It is in our power to educate all the children of the world to become a little better as people, a little happier.

It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit

What is man's ultimate direction in life? It is to look for love, truth, virtue, and beauty.

You've been so used to fighting Wars with a gun in your hand that you forget to put it down. Not every fight requires a weapon of some kind, and not everything is a fight.

He thought he’d lived through everything. Only now did he realise he’d merely existed.

...I've been told that this building is here waiting for me. It's been my Buckingham Palace, my White House, my Taj Mahal, so coming here today as a real member is - well, it's a big deal.

He tried not to laugh, but he wasn't good at controlling all the laughter that lived inside of him.

Once I found professional happiness, it gave me time to think about other areas in my life in which I wasn't happy. The next obvious candidate for introspection was my marriage.

The critics don't interest me because they're concerned with what's past and done, while I'm concerned with what comes next.

Your memories become fantasies if they are not shared, and your life in all its triviality becomes a legend.

Luck is the residue of opportunity and design.

Jealous?...Of what? I don't want a foul scar right across my head, thanks. I don't think getting your head cut open makes you that special, myself.

I had always wanted to lend my voice to a character. I did a voice for this video game, called 'Fallout 3,' and that was really fun.