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

My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.

You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.

There’s a very deep connection among human beings. All we have to do is open our minds to it.

That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.

It’s a cliché - but true - that life is not a dress rehearsal. You get to do it once, so do it well.

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.