My goal would be trying to bring some light to the world, which is often a dark and violent place.

I guess really what my goal is is just to enlarge the violin repertoire.

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.

I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.

When the music is physically demanding, I want to make sure that the effort involved is put across to the audience through physical gesture.

People, of all ages, are far more open than you might think to being moved in new ways.

It's nice not to have the majority of the attention on me like there is when playing a concerto with an orchestra.

Classical music has been based on works people love and come back to for aural comfort.

I suppose that's why new music and I go well together, because new music often requires maintaining great rhythm.

You're playing serious music, and you want to be taken seriously. When they get my age wrong on the program, I wish they'd make me older.

When making a point, there are 2 types of people who may disagree with you: those who can support their reasons, and the childish ones who are too worried about being told what to do.

But search the land of living men Where wilt thou find their like again.

Englishmen never will be slaves they are free to do whatever the Government and public opinion allow them to do.

The person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species.

Confusion is the main cause of worry

Crimes against humanity in Gaza: is it really a 'buffer zone' - or a bigger plan? -- It's time to step back and ask if we want to support Israel if it wants to eject all Palestinians from their land.

Perched upon a bust of Pallas, just above my chamber door,- Perched, and sat, and nothing more.

Rome holds my psyche in balance. Whenever I'm there, it's like a holiday.

There are none so blind as those who will not see. The most deluded people are those who choose to ignore what they already know.

The biggest benefit in my life comes from my Segway, which I use everywhere I am. If I'm going to San Antonio, for example, I'll load it in the car and just go everywhere with it.