“The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion.”

“Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.”

“A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.”

“Do not take up music unless you would rather die than not do so.”

“Nothing is better than music.... It has done more for us than we have the right to hope for.”

“It is one thing to be gifted and quite another thing to be worthy of one's own gift.”

“Persistent problems, however unpleasant they may seem, contain the unprocessed and unexamined thoughts and feelings that, if left alone, keep you from your greatness. Thats why the pain, emptiness,...”

“Life is not about running away from your problems. It is about facing the problem, fixing it and then keep going until you stumble to another problem. The most important thing is never stopping.”

“Does not heed to the darkWith its shimmering light,Moon quietly bathes the ocean”