Only when the form grows clear to you, will the spirit become so too.

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

Talent works, genius creates.

When you play, never mind who listens to you.

For me, music is always the language which permits one to converse with the Beyond.

Play always as if in the presence of a master.

I am so fresh in soul and spirit that life gushes and bubbles around me in a thousand springs.

When you play, do not trouble yourself as to who is listening. Yet always play as though a master listened to you.

In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of.

Kid's, Life's too short to be organized. Follow your dreams first, then organize later.

Enjoy memories of the past, cherish every moment of present and focus on your future achievement

We can't win the world with weapons or violence.We can win the world with love and practice of nonviolence.

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

Those who write the editorials and those who write the columns, they simply are unaccountable. They're free to impose their cultural politics in the name of freedom of the press.

To generous souls every task is noble.

No light is brighter than wisdom. Wisdom is the light in the world.

The story of the African-American people is the story of the settlement and growth of America itself, a universal tale that all people should experience.

The first thing that intellect does with an object is to class it with something else.

I wouldn't say I'm bigger than Jesus. If I had to guess, I'd say probably, yeah, but as far as I know, the bible is never clear on this.