The Steinway pianos of today are the finest I have ever played.

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.

It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going.

And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and childcare has increased and women's have stayed at about the same.

I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.

Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it.

But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue.

Second, if you're the boss, just because they don't ask doesn't mean your employees don't have needs.

Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on the table.

Art has never been a popularity contest.

I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.

War isn't hell. War is war, and Hell is hell, and of the two, war is a lot worse.

Life itself is an art form.

Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his.

You never do any good until you get into some trouble.

the only thing you need to do for now is get some rest and take good care of yourself until you do know the answer

Gareth Bale literally has three lungs

We blame Walt Disney for goldenrod's undeserved bad name. Despite Sneezy's pronouncement, plants such as goldenrod with heavy, insect-carried pollen rarely cause allergic reaction.

I was experiencing all the success the entertainment industry has to offer, but I knew there had to be something more. It was sort of through that God prepared me to hear about His great plan.

Ignorance worships mystery; reason explains it; the one grovels, the other soars.

Faith and optimism are contagious.