You do not lose your value or preciousness when you grow to be a adult. You are still that miraculous creation. You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children.

To retire is the beginning of death.

Don’t be vain because you happen to have talent. You are not responsible for that; it was not of your doing. What you do with your talent is what matters.

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

The earth becomes heaven when you release your fear. The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.

The greatest respect an artist can pay to music is to give it life.