We have learned to express the more delicate nuances of feeling by penetrating more deeply into the mysteries of harmony.

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.

Sometimes, the only way out is all in.

Gratifying when the basics reflect a fresh light, leading to real continuing ed.

If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty.

People didn't think animals thought or remembered or had minds! They most certainly do: any pet owner knows more than a lot of scientists about animals.

Every age is an unknown country.

Any moment that opens us up to the reality that life is good is a parable of the supreme end for which we were made.

In life there are always these things happening if you can just get the joke.

Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person

Twenty years from now if there is some obscure trivial pursuits question, I am confident I will be the answer.

Stop stealing the funeral meats right now, you wee scuggers!" She shouted. The Feegles stopped and stared at her. Then Rob Anybody said: "Socks wi'oot feets?