I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.

In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist -- but I found I had nothing to say.

I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.

And now, in honour of the 150th anniversary of Beethoven's death, I would like to play 'Clear the Saloon', er, 'Clair de Lune', by Debussy. I don't play Beethoven so well, but I play Debussy very badly, and Beethoven would have liked that.

You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?

Always remember to forget the things that made you sad, but never forget to remember the things that made you glad.

I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.