The knowledge that you have emerged wiser and stronger from setbacks means that you are, ever after, secure in your ability to survive. You will never truly know yourself, or the strength of your relationships, until both have been tested by adversity. Such knowledge is a true gift, for all that it is painfully won, and it has been worth more than any qualification I ever earned.

The secret of a happy old age is to have a good memory and a bad one.

Music is my therapy, my escape, my everything.

贪婪和对权力的渴望带来了战争和世界上的困扰。

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.