The rhythms of nature - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music.

If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish the art of music for decades, if not centuries.

Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche.

Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face today.

The retrospective glance is a relatively easy gesture for us to make.

The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general.

Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system.

I believe that music surpasses even language in its power to mirror the innermost recesses of the human soul

Music might be defined as a system of proportions in the service of a spiritual impulse

I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics.

Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred.

The fullness ends when we give Nature her ransom, when we make children for her. Then she is through with us, and we become, first inside, and then outside, junk. Flower stalks.

Because A Walk To Remember had come out and it had made money and I got a lot of congratulations at that time as it happens out there.

I talk a lot about women in my act, 'cause let's face it -- if I was hungry, I would talk about food.

Can I, just one time, play the good guy?

Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes.

I also learned to be more confident, to trust my instincts more.

My mother was a choreographer, so music has always been around.

Waters are distilled out of Herbs, Flowers, Fruits, and Roots.

I am very, very tuned into people. If something's wrong, I can sense it from the moment they walk in the studio.

One of the major goals of health insurance reform is to bring down the cost.