When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.

Nobody else can make the sound you make.

I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.

One of the marks of a great teacher lies not only in an ability to impart knowledge but also in knowing when to encourage a student to go off on his own.

There's a part of me that's always charging ahead. I'm the curious kid, always going to the edge.

As a child, you respond physically, tactically. You're delighted by sound, you're delighted by recognizing something. It's like hide and seek. Is it there? Is it not there? Is it this note? Is it not this note? It's one fantastic game.

With every year of playing, you want to relax one more muscle. Why? Because the more tense you are, the less you can hear.