A Century of Wisdom is universal and will enrich readers for generations to come.

For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them.

I can't walk very well, but I'm not onstage to do walking. I'm on the stage to play.

Believe me, I've had interviews where the person says, "So when did you start and why? What about your parents?" I say to them, "Please, have you heard of the word Google?"

I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.

This young wine may have a lot of tannins now, but in five or 10 years it is going to be spectacular, despite the fact that right now it tastes like crude oil. You know this is how it is supposed to taste at this stage of development.

Every musical phrase has a purpose. It's like talking. If you talk with a particular purpose, people listen to you, but if you just recite, it's not as meaningful.