I practiced two or three hours, sometimes none, sometimes six. It was very varied.

I practice more than ever ... mostly scales and arpeggios ... and anything I can't do.

Hearing Andres Segovia in person was quite a revelation ... It was a knockout.

Parenthood is a walk in the park...A park full of scorpions that you can't leave without jumping through fiery hoop on a pogo stick.

I have come to discover that the reason why they are so wealthy and prosperous is not because they were lying on the couch all day.

Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds. Remy de Gourmont An idea is salvation by imagination.

It's not the job of the art to accommodate me and make me more money, make me more famous and get me more girls.

I work a lot in the summers. My family goes to Maine, where we have a little house. My wife's a writer, too, and we can write for six hours a day and then play with the kids.

I'm one of those people that will walk into a bar, and if I wasn't a comic - because some people know who I am - I would just blend in.

One of the best predictors of ultimate success in either sales or non - sales selling isn't natural talent or even industry expertise, but how you explain your failures and rejections.

There is nothing touches our imagination so much as a beautiful woman in a plain dress.

Hate destroys the hater.

Blessings upon your mind and heart. Let openness, trust and love be your first response. This is the secret to everlasting joy, peace and contentment.