But classical music is not entertainment, and I feel viciously strong about that. Classical music is forever. Entertainment is something that is here today, and may be gone tomorrow.

If you hold onto the beauty and inspiration and the clarity that is music, you will have an anchor, you will not be too far swayed by what the world is

Music is like painting in sound. You take it into your inner heart and never lose it. It's eternally mysterious.

I have never known anyone from Texas, no matter how far they go or what they do, who isn't proud of being from Texas.

An artist can only be evaluated after he's dead. At the 11th hour he might do something that will eclipse everything else.

The brick of my life is music, but the mortar is faith.

The Steinway piano - with its beauty and power - is the perfect medium for expressing the performer's art, drama and poetry.

I'm not a success, I'm a sensation.

Everything I chose, I had already played in concert. For the competition, I wanted to pick pieces I know that people like.

Television is for appearing on - not for looking at.

everyone is in a hurry and things are always disappearing, and i am always left standing here--alone, waiting for the things that stay.

Never trust a high altitude astronomer.

The period before the dawn of knowledge is called the age of darkness.

The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

If anybody knows how to make action movies it's Sly.

To choose to live with a dog is to agree to participate in a long process of interpretation, a mutual agreement though the human being holds most of the cards.

We should stand by our allies, but we should also stand by our ideals and work with our allies and encourage them to live up to the democratic institutions and traditions that they enjoy.

I've played comedy before but not that much. I mostly do get drawn to darker material.

We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity. We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other.