Scott Tixier is an exciting young jazz violinist and is making an international name for himself. I heard him in France and was immediately struck by his individuality and his sound.

It's a great thing about being a musician; you don't stop until the day you die, you can improve. So it's a wonderful thing to do.

I got so many emails and text messages, my phone blew up because it couldn't handle everybody. It's like almost being at your own funeral because of the way the headline read.

It's so important to me to make the music right that I didn't have time to be intimidated.

Belief is the strongest power you can bring to bear in order to realise your dreams.

Depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it is plain and simple reduction of feeling.

Divine punishment are also mercies.

Helping people getting a great start in life, a great foundation, is an investment.

Fiction has this special power. It has a power to clarify, to galvanize, to prophesy, and warn.

I'm looking to see what the bigger picture is.

It is better to watch people do stuff than to do stuff.

The Work is something living in our hearts and minds. Follow the path, see what changes take place within you, and what light begins to dawn in you.

Small-business people do not want to have more than 50 employees, because that's when all the regulatory burden of Obamacare kicks in.

Things you grew up watching, they just stay with you. They form what you like to do.