When you play Bach like Chopin, and Chopin like Bach, something good happens.

To the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world.

The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?

The cello is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful.

Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe; a moment that never was before and never will be again.

Don't play the notes. Play the meaning of the notes.

I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.

It takes courage for people to listen to their own goodness and act on it.

I used to think that eighty was a very old age. Now I am ninety. I do not think this any more. As long as you are able to admire and to love, you are young.

The person who works and is never bored is never old. Work and interest in worthwhile things are the best remedy for age.

It is so simple: the choices we make in our everyday lives, the things we do (or not) for others, define the world we live in.

Every day I make a choice to bring my own sunshine.

NO SURROGATE CAN BIRTHYOUR GREATNESSSO LET THEM STEAL TIME WILL REVEAL

Never allow your limitations to be a stronghold in your life

You see, I don't belive that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, that has been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.

A lot of people reject the idea of God as Father if they've had a competitive relationship with their own father.

Yeah, we have our differences, but we put those aside, and now we're making music. It's great.

I decided I wanted out because it was killing me, and I couldnt see where to go with it that wouldnt be fatal.

Walk patiently through this troubled world, and you will find great treasure. Even though your house may be small, look within it!

I think the most important thing is to, without belligerence, stand up for what want. Argue compellingly if someone tries to change your script.