Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.

I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.

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.

To live is not enough; we must take part.

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

The art of interpretation is not to play what is written.

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?