No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me.

A musicologist is a man who can read music but can't hear it.

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

I have just been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it.

All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women.

The English may not like music, but they absolutely love the noise it makes.

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.

Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.

Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.

No operatic star has yet died soon enough for me.

Movie music is noise... even more painful than my sciatica.

The British like any kind of music so long as it is loud.

The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought.

I slept just floating in the middle of the flight deck, the upper deck of the space shuttle.

Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.

All June I bound the rose in sheaves, Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves.

The genial optimist who praises much scatters flowers in our way. Grant that he over praises or that he applauds where he might condemn still he makes no mean result the world to appear better than it is. A pleasant illusion is better than a harsh reality.

When you surround yourself with people who support your dreams, you will achieve success more quickly.

When people get into that fight-or-flight place, then they move away from the creative centers of their brain.

When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.

We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all.

A humble man will always receive the best that others have to offer for he recognizes the truth

While the federal government is required by law to document publicly its wiretapping of phone lines, it is not required to do so with Internet communications.

Square Roots creates campuses of climate-controlled, indoor, hydroponic vertical farms, right in the hearts of our biggest cities.

I am so inspired by the people watching my videos and responding to them. I have learned so much from my community over the years and always love reading their feedback and their own personal stories that they share with me.

I'd never worked in fashion or retail. I just needed an undergarment that didn't exist.

I wouldn't be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife.

I love working with kids and helping others, so I feel like a career in teaching would be perfect.

Remember, the entrance door to the sanctuary is inside you.

The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.

I've tried my very best to keep all the balls in the air and be home.

Winning the ACM, winning the CMA, my first time on the Opry and having Grammy nominations were all a big deal to me.

I'm not going to miss 95% of life to weigh 5% less.

I was a lawyer for about ten years. The law teaches one to see things from all different angles.

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.

I cry all the time. I love to laugh, too. It's important to create an environment for yourself where you feel what you need to and don't hold it in.

The obvious is always least understood.