I practiced for at least two hours every day for twenty years, before then I practiced maybe four to five hours a day, and before then 14 hours a day. It was all I had ever done.

I believe that every person has uniqueness - something that nobody else has.

Even when I was very depressed, I could hold on to something. It seems that I have always had that streak of gold that I could hold on to.

If everyone would look for that uniqueness then we would have a very colorful world.

Depression is something that makes you lose your sight.

The other thing that has made playing live for me more enjoyable is the audience. I never knew I had such heartfelt, loving fans.

When you are live you never know what is going to happen.

If you copy then it is not self-expression.

I have made stage adjustments which allow me to hear myself better onstage so that has made playing live much more enjoyable.

I love to be creative.

If you are a musician and you dont show any interest on the business level then you are actually vulnerable and people will rip you off. They will sweet talk you into anything.

One beautiful smile can always be a good reason for our day to start with great hope for a better future

It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.

The love we extend to one another at Christmas, should blossom all year.

Separation can make us feel helpless and powerless, like we have no control. To withstand this negative force, we must return to our inner core, and that takes work. That takes time and patience.

Men are not our problem; it's what we are trying to get from them that messes us up. We use guys like mirrors to see if we're valuable.

If I win, I'm a prodigy. If I lose, then I'm crazy. That's the way history is written.

She hardly knew how to suppose that she could be an object of admiration to so great a man.

That's one of the things that I say to myself as far as a ritual that I have every day: "What can I do today to make it better than it was yesterday?"

Hold on tight, Sam." He puts me in a choke hold. "Ahhh," I gasp. "Not that tight.

Its really important to understand the difference between sentience and consciousness, which are important for human beings.