The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? There is a brotherhood among all men. This must be recognized ….

What do we teach our children? . . . We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique . . . You may become a….

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

Resist doing things that have no meaning for life..

Man has made many machines, complex and cunning, but which of them indeed rivals the workings of his heart?.

I am an old man but in many senses a very young man. And this is what I want you to be, young, young all your life..

The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all..

I see in the melody of Nature, God. It is a wonderful work of art. The spirit of the art is wonderful. And I feel that I am myself because I have nev….

The earth becomes heaven when you release your fear. The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human..

Do we dare to be ourselves?' This is the question that counts - and not, 'Must a man be helpless?' ...A man can do something for peace without having….

To retire is to begin to die..

The simplest things in music are the ones that count. The simplest thing are, of course, also the most difficult to achieve and take years of work..

To be a musician is a great privilege but it is also a very great responsibility. One must think that to be a musician is a gift - a gift from Nature….

The greatest respect an artist can pay to music is to give it life..

Beauty is all about us, but how many are blind! They look at the wonder of this earth and seem to see nothing. People move hectically but give little….

Real understanding does not come from what we learn in books; it comes from what we learn from love of nature, of music, of man. For only what is lea….

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

Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart..

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most….

I was at Mount Tamalpais near San Francisco hiking when a boulder came hurling down the mountainside and smashed my left hand. When I looked at my ma….

As long as one can admire and love, then one is young forever..