I was born optimistic...I was laughing from the beginning of my life.

Complaining doesn't change people... All that complain, this is terrible... It's not so terrible.

Music was our way of remembering our inner selves, our values.

And life is beautiful, love is beautiful, nature and music are beautiful. Everything we experience is a gift, a present we should cherish and pass on to those we love.

Everything is a present. Everything. This I learned to be thankful for everything.

I have lived through many wars and have lost everything many times Yet, life is beautiful, and I have so much to learn and enjoy. I have no space nor time for pessimism and hate.

I am Jewish, but Beethoven is my religion.