We ought to think that we are one of the leaves of a tree, and the tree is all humanity. We cannot live without the others, without the tree.

As long as one can admire and love, then one is young forever.

One should be able to say to our children: You are a marvel! You are unique. In all the world, there is no other child exactly like you. In the millions of years that have passed, there has never been another child like you! ... and when you grow up, can you harm another who is, like you, a marvel?

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

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

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

I see in the melody of Nature, God. It is a wonderful work of art. The spirit of the art is wonderful. And I feel that I am myself because I have never taken music lightly. Music is the manifestation of God, like everything else.