In the world of art, as in the whole of creation, freedom and progress are the main objectives.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.

I wish you music to help with the burdens of life ,and to help you release your happiness to others.

Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.

Life would be flat without music. It is the background to all I do. It speaks to the heart in its own special way like nothing else.

To play without passion is inexcusable!

What I have in my heart and soul - must find a way out. That's the reason for music.

Then let us all do what is right, strive with all our might toward the unattainable, develop as fully as we can the gifts God has given us, and never stop learning

An artist is someone who has learned to trust in himself.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

Hide your secret even from the closest friend; learn to be silent.

Want to do something noble and courageous while you're on this Earth treat the mentally ill like they have some worth.

Don’t jail your imagination. You cannot imagine beyond your desires. You can't unleash your imagination without the SEEDs of desire.

You're a free-standing landing pad held together by choir claps.

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.

Let us, then, be what we are; speak what we think; and in all things keep ourselves loyal to truth.

To be entertaining and educational and enlightening, all at once, this is a good goal to have.

I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.

A new language requires a new technique. If what you're saying doesn't require a new language, then what you're saying probably isn't new.

Smiling can be a competitive advantage. It makes everyone feel better and every situation brighter.

You don't have to be alone to feel alone.