Perhaps only a Genius can truly understand Genius.

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.

We negotiate with chaos for some sense of satisfaction.

I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was coming into my own as a reader.

Everybody is corrupted by hotel rooms. You can't help it. It's the only place in the world where you walk in and the first think you do is steal everything before you take your coat off.

She was no stranger to waiting, after all. Her man had always made her wait.

What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races.

Thermonuclear fusion is an absolute requirement, for the preservation of the human species.

The past does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.

Music is too important to be left to professionals.

It occurred to me at some point that what really links us to the past is memory, and there's so much we've forgotten.

You say in life, mistakes are many. How come you never admit to any?