Bach is an astronomer, discovering the most marvellous stars. Beethoven challenges the universe. I only try to express the soul and the heart of man.

Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.

Every man is defined by his deeds.

It is pride that makes error and discord among men.

Crime like virtue has its degrees.

You cannot acquire experience by making experiments. You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

Every burden on the back can become a gift in the hand.

You have to control what you can control, not the entire game, and try to play the best soccer possible and play clean and be smart and professional.

That has less significance than a dog's fart.

Children have very little voice, and the coroner's inquest is about Luke's voice, and making sure Luke is heard and respected and honoured. I don't want him to have died in vain.

society, while willing to make room for women, is not willing to make changes for them.

I think energy is the most important thing that we can give to people as performers. Anything else is a little bit pretentious. But energy is not.