Throw yourself into life as someone who makes a difference, accepting that you may not understand how or why.

The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.

I have a definition of success. For me it's very simple. It's not about wealth and fame and power. It's about how many shining eyes I have around me.

When you make a mistake, throw your hands in the air and say "How fascinating!"

In the measurement world, we set a goal and strive to achieve it. In the universe of possibility, we set the context and let life unfold.

I'm so sorry for you; your lives have been so easy. You can't play great music unless your heart's been broken.

The major difference between the 'best' and the 'average' is that the 'best' get as much pleasure from practice as performance.

The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.

It's not a question of how much power you can hoard for yourself, but how much you can give away.

Look at their eyes. If their eyes are shining, you know you're doing it.

Everybody loves classical music they just don't know about it yet.

All raw, uncooked, protesting."(on Aldous Huxley)

I can charm my way out of a situation when I screw up.

To better avoid errors, you should talk to people who disagree with you and you should talk to people who are not in the same emotional situation you are.

If transportation technology was moving along as fast as microprocessor technology, then the day after tomorrow I would be able to get in a taxi cab and be in Tokyo in 30 seconds.

A land full of places that are not worth caring about may soon be a nation and a way of life that is not worth defending.

The affirmation of one's essential being in spite of desires and anxieties creates joy.

Words can fertilize space now and then; don't deny yourself becoming enriched.

Jealous punks can't stop my dunks.

I noticed recently, in the last few shows I did, that I'm starting to get people - not a large group, but quite a few people - who come to see me because they love Curb Your Enthusiasm.