I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.

It’s really strange, but they speak to me — the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people’s music, I can feel the composer. Whoever created that, I can see in their soul.

The love I have for my daughter is completely unconditional, and it is the most important love in my life.

Going to the school to meet the visually impaired was special. I thought I was inspiring them. I was thinking what I could possibly say to inspire them. Instead of me inspiring them, I felt they inspired me. They showed me how much courage they have, and how hard these teachers are working for these children. They made me feel like I don’t have any problems in life. It gave me uplift. They made me feel so great.

Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.

My mother loved everyone she came in contact with. She always shared her love and was able to heal those around her with it.

A little bit of fear means you are doing something worth doing--you are stretching...You are going outside your immediate grasp.