Working against a restriction - for me - often produces greater things than getting rid of all boundaries.

Jon passes from Darkness to Light.

Deep Purple is a damn good band and we've made a niche in rock 'n' roll history. Maybe not a huge one but enough to be very proud of.

I love classical music; I love the way it's worked... all those chord sequences so I often use that sort of effect in my solos.

Free form jazz means absolutely nothing to me. Because there are no boundaries.

You ought to forgive others. Sometimes, the dark deed of others is due to inner struggles and fears. With your shining light and kind deeds, you will help them to turn to the light.

I really believe that women who are confident in their natural beauty are the most beautiful

It's not art for art's sake, it's art for my sake.

The highest goal of spirituality is Self-realization, but what does that mean? It means to feel your Self as a living reality in this moment, and there is always only this moment. (10)

Timing was everything when it came to being a woman—the moment you entered the world could seal your fate.

Every morning you have a choice. Are you going to be a positive thinker or a negative thinker? Positive thinking will energize you.

For me, the Asian financial crisis of 1998 and the war in Kosovo in 1999 are the prelude to the integral accident.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

There is no planet B. We have to take care of the one we have

I'm not a movie star and I know that.