I am an old man but in many senses a very young man. And this is what I want you to be, young, young all your life.

Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear, which is anything but transcendent. He has reached the heart of every noble thought, and has done it in the most perfect way.

Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe; a moment that never was before and never will be again.

The situation is hopeless, we must take the next step.

I do not think a day passes in my life in which I fail to look with fresh amazement at the miracle of nature.

Parents shouldn't lie to their children-not even when they think it's for their own good. Even a little lie is dangerous.

Beauty is all about us, but how many are blind! They look at the wonder of this earth and seem to see nothing. People move hectically but give little thought to where they are going. They seek excitement ... as if they were lost and desperate.