There are no rules in the service of God, and this itself is no rule.

Music is a therapy.It is a communication far more powerful than words, far more immediate, far more efficient.

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

Searching and the route we take are more important than making a find.

The violinist must possess the poets gift of piercing the protective hide which grows on propagandists, stockbrokers and slave traders, to penetrate the deeper truth which lies within.

I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit.

Peace may sound simple - one beautiful word - but it requires everything we have, every quality, every strength, every dream, every high ideal.