I've never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste.

Any good music must be an innovation.

I'm not an intellectual composer.

I write emotional music.

Under my contract with Capitol, I have complete freedom to do just about anything I want in my own way.

Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers.

I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the best way possible.

I did the Broadway album unfortunately in a year when there were no hits.

I love doing concert music.

When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30.

That was when the Spanish came in and conquered the Aztecs. I thought that was a clever thing.

Only the ‘Right belief’ gives rise to non-contradicting principle and that which is free from contradiction is known as ‘Principle’.

That's the spirit! Make it chicken broth or nothing. That's putting the old foot down. If she's determined to have a nervous breakdown, the least we can do is see that she doesn't have it in peace.

Let us now praise famous men and our fathers that begat us.

I'm like the kid in kindergarten I really do send valentines to everyone.

Disrespect earns the displeasure of the creator and the creation.

New constellations of truth are daily discovered in the firmament of knowledge, and new stars are daily shining forth in each constellation.

Reciprocity is a deep instinct; it is the basic currency of social life.

Having been here before and lost to be here and win, I've got to tell you, winning is really a lot better than losing. Really a lot better.

I firmly believe that mathematics does not exist outside of humans. It is something we, as a species, invent.

I want to be judged harshly because that forces me to really sit down and focus.