Improvisation is not the expression of accident but rather of the accumulated yearnings, dreams and wisdom of our very soul.

A dream is unrehearsed.

Why is compassion not part of our established curriculum, an inherent part of our education? Compassion, awe, wonder, curiosity, exaltation, humility - these are the very foundation of any real civilization, no longer the prerogatives, the preserves of any one church, but belonging to everyone, every child in every home, in every school.

Life is not a finished product, it is only what we make of it, and if we make nothing of it, someone else will, and we will be his slave.

It is a technique ideally suited to prevent physical and mental illness and to protect the body generally, developing an inevitable sense of self-reliance and assurance.

The ultimate aim in life should be to fulfill to the utmost all that within our ability and to share that which is good and beautiful.

It is music that welds spiritual and sensual, that can convey ecstasy free of guilt, faith without dogma, love as homage, and a person at home with nature and the infinite.