Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but use it to see what you can get from it on this new day which has been granted you.

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a real kick out of trying.

Being unprepared heightens nerves.

Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the seed of boredom.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

The quickest way to unlock your talent is to take the flute out of the box.

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies that are being played by the student.

Taking drugs to overcome nerves is the thin edge of the wedge going in there.

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

It is normal to be nervous.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

It has become a cultural norm in Jewish families for parents to bring up their children to value wealth.

I know little about nature and hardly anything about men.

The worst guilt is to accept an undeserved guilt — and that is what you have been doing all your life.

Energy and imagination are the springboards to wealth creation.

That which corrodes the souls of the persecuted is the monstrous inner agreement with the prevailing prejudice against them.

My father was a Catholic, but my mother wasn't. She had to do that weird deal you do as a Catholic - they deign to sanction your marriage and you have to bring your children up as Catholics.

Obviously Iran is a very large problem. It's hard to decide what the number one issue [is], but that is a very threatening problem.

I'd rather be known for my accomplishments, and for things that I really do take pride in, rather than known for this doll-like image I had when I was a child.

We tend to treat our knowledge as personal property to be protected and defended. It is an ornament that allows us to rise in the pecking order. [...] We take what we know a little too seriously.

I'm a 50 year-old guy and I'm not in shape like I was when I was 30.