Many people have asked me why there are three pedals in these grand pianos. Well the pedal in the middle is there to separate the two other pedals.

Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.

Laughter is the closest distance between two people.

Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.

Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor is truth.

A Smile is a curve which can set a lot of things straight.

One afternoon, when I was four years old, my father came home, and he found me in the living room in front of a roaring fire, which made him very angry. Because we didn't have a fireplace.

He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.

Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.

I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.

Did you know that Mozart had no arms and no legs? I've seen statues of him on people's pianos.

Whatever be the calling name the emotion and love hidden in it is same

Love dissolves all fear, eliminates all doubt, and transforms all evil.

Mom and dad probably told you I've been arrested. I'm innocent. I want you to know that.

Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself.

I'm a complete and utter fiction. Then again, we all are.

Money is emphasized in Scripture simply because our temptation to love it is inexplicably powerful.

A rare bird upon the earth and very much like a black swan.

If I didn't do well at Wimbledon maybe Chinese people will forget about me.

Mike Kelly [from The Atlantic] called me up and said he could pay me less money.

There is no scarier chasm of darkness than the human mind.