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

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.

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.

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.

It is normal to be nervous.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

Free verse is like free love

Live it well and this life can be grand.

Whoever thought a tiny candy bar should be called fun size was a moron.

We influence others most profoundly when we do not seek to change them at all, but simply go about straightforwardly doing the right and loving thing.

The great thing coming from sports is you understand the concept of a team. It leaves no room for being selfish, and that's something I picked up from home.

I can't overlook any opponent because all fighters are dangerous. Every fighter is dangerous.

No Man is wise at all Times, or is without his blind Side.

Create a gap of no-mind in which you are highly alert and aware but not thinking. This is the essence of meditation.

A woman doesn't care if she hasn't a stomach, provided she looks as if she hasn't.

There is a point you can definitely lose the audience and sometimes you don't know where it is.