The most important thing in music is what is not in the notes.

The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.

To the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world.

The truly important things in life - love, beauty, and one's own uniqueness - are constantly being overlooked.

Yes, it is true. I am a miracle. I am a miracle like a tree is a miracle, like a flower is a miracle. Now, if I am a miracle, can I do a bad thing? I can't, because I am a miracle, I am a miracle. . . .

For twelve years I studied and worked at them every day, and I was nearly 25 before I had the courage to play one of them in public. Before I did, no violinist or cellist had ever played a Suite in its entirety.

Of course, I continue to play and to practice. I think I would do so if I lived for another hundred years.