She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart.

Where words fail, music speaks.

Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.

Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

The whole world is a series of miracles, but we're so used to them we call them ordinary things.

To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live.

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

Nothing is too high for a man to reach, but he must climb with care and confidence

Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch.

To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.

Don't despise those little things you can do well

Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.

It is sweet to die young! It is sweet to render to God a life still full of illusions!

Fame is cool but I believe in success.

Wow. I'm humbled and I'm honored. To be in the International Boxing Hall of Fame with so many of my friends and heroes is overwhelming.

Because of you, I'm running out of reasons to cry.

Music is a universal language.

In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world.

I started learning the piano at the age of 4 or 5, so I think I already liked music then.