You never can overwhelm an instrument. You will never get out all that's in an instrument. An instrument will bring you to your limits.

Don't go backwards - you've already been there.

Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music.

Just because you can't see anything , doesn't mean you should shut your eyes.

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.

Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.

Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine.

Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.

There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.

Live each day like it's your last, 'cause one day you gonna be right

There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.'

Some people would rather be right that happy, I choose to be happy".

If you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward. You want to see more, do more. You can't wait until you're sixty-five.

I do have a reason for my insanity. I fear regret.

I have decided to make a personal message to David Haye. I want him to fight me, to be a man. I wish there will be enough excitement, pressure and courage for David Haye to fight me.

Dog is God spelled backward.

A nation may be ever so civilized and yet lack wisdom.

Religion is not a conclusion of the reason.

I'm going to sound like an old man but at my age, it's lovely doing something that you've never done before.

After eating a hundred mice, the cat makes a hadj to Mecca.

Let each hour of the day have its allotted duty, and cultivate that power of concentration which grows with its exercise.