Young conductors who are confident enough, they very often have success.

Even my family laughed at me because they thought this young guy who's always stuttering in front of other people should be in front of 100 musicians and talk to them and leading them.

An orchestra full of stars can be a disaster.

If every school would hire two more music teachers, we would need two fewer police officers.

Sometimes if you have very confident people, you have to tell them please, be polite, there are other players are good enough as you and you should never speak out of an orchestra.

I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.

And if you are strong enough, then you can grow as a conductor more and more.

What I never overcame is a kind of shyness.

I was different from most young conductors today.

And at the same time, I had my very first concert at the age of 16. I hadn't heard a symphony orchestra before, and I was so deeply impressed I said I have to be a conductor.

At the age of 16, something happened with my finger and the doctor told me, you never can be a organist or pianist, so think about what you do with music.

The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?

God feels loved when: I prayI read my Bible I ask Him before I do somethingI say good things about HimI introduce Him to othersI want to know more about HimI have faith in HimI make it all about Him

We live in ignorance in the darkness. But the light of the truth set us free.

To learn etiquette, is actually learning how to see others, and respect them.

Shy people are my favorites. The unmistakable glint of shyness in someone's eyes can mesmerize me for years!

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.

Ideas do not always come in a flash but by diligent trial-and-error experiments that take time and thought.

Your garden will reveal yourself.

The climb will go. Get rid of the rope. It's only distracting you.

Drink wine, not labels.