I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.

I always believe if you're stuck in a hole and maybe things aren't going well you will come out stronger. Everything in life is this way.

There is no way around the hard work. Embrace it.

You have to believe in the long term plan you have but you need the short term goals to motivate and inspire you.

I fear no one, but respect everyone.

A man who wins, is a man who thinks he can.

Once you find that peace, that place of peace and quiet, harmony and confidence, that's when you start playing your best.

When you're good at something, make that everything

I am a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.

When you do something best in life, you don't really want to give that up - and for me it's tennis.

The one thing you can do for sure is push the luck on your side

A lot of people reject the idea of God as Father if they've had a competitive relationship with their own father.

The strength of a nation lies in the homes of its people.

I feel like I get really energetic and hyper. If I do well in a show, I can't sleep afterwards. If I don't do well, I get kinda drained. I think because it's like a battle on stage.

For me, a picture should be like sparks. It must dazzle like the beauty of a woman or a poem. It must have radiance; it must be like those stones which Pyrenean shepherds use to light their pipes.

One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.

Physician, heal thyself.

In Boston they have gone from large autonomous high schools to smaller schools within the same building.

At the end of the day, if you follow the music, it'll take you on a really, really great journey

Has anyone ever told you," I said, "that you coalesce reality?" "No. They only say that I'm good in the sack." "They are accurate but limited," I said. "And if you give me their names I'll kill them.

You're right John! I can't see you! Your movies aren't in theaters long enough!