What most people see is a badge, behind and beyond the badge is what they need to know...the person.

Adornment, what a science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance!

There is no music that can't be used politically, but the motives behind the creation of that music can be non-political.

I've tried as much as possible to avoid the standard nine-to-five thing. I've tried to organize my life so that I can move around, change the rhythm and the tempo.

From time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good.

Love as a verb. Love as a commitment.

Think about it: it is easy to see God's beauty in a glorious sunset or in ocean waves crashing on a beach. But can you find the holiness in a struggle for life?

I worked hard. I worked late. I went in early. I did everything I could to gain an advantage.

I rarely assess live shows after I play them.

One will develop ruchi (liking) for chanting of the holy names, when one has compassion for each and every living being.

The Civil Service is a bit like a rusty weathercock. It moves with opinion then it stays where it is until another wind moves it in a different direction