I actually have many favorite quotes but limited space.
Each individual quote I have selected here was exactly what I needed to hear in order to remain at peace during the particular time
of my life in which I discovered it.

When I read, for example, the quote from the great Bill Evans I was able to relax, regroup and keep plugging at my own personal artistic vision.

I hope that one or more of these little gems will have a similar and profound effect on you. As Musicians we must be open to learning from everyone - especially when it can help us overcome our struggles with personal dignity and/or self esteem.

My Favorite Quotes… for now…

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”

“I believe in things that are developed through hard work. I always like people who have developed long and hard, especially through introspection and a lot of dedication. I think what they arrive at is usually a much deeper and more beautiful thing than the person who seems to have the ability and fluidity from the beginning. I say this because it’s a good message to give to young talents who feel as I used to."

“Once you have begun [to see your own true goals and purposes] there is nothing else to do but make an uncompromising decision to actually become an excellent musician and be willing to work incredibly hard at it. Don’t let the crazies in the world stop your beautiful creative purposes." ― Chick Corea

“Don’t be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That’s where the joy and the adventure lie.”

“If you don't live it, it won't come out your horn.”

“[Modern Catholics] have lost the theology of risk…Boldness should be the eleventh commandment."

"A person should hear a little music, read a little poetry and see a fine picture every day in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul. "

"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid"

"Freedom does not consist in doing what we want, but rather in doing what we ought."

"Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated."

I believe that a truly valuable artist must be an artist who realizes the impossibility of his task - and then continues to do it.

"We cannot know the patience and humility of a servant of God, as long as all his wishes are gratified and all his wants supplied. But when the time comes that those around him conduct themselves in the opposite manner, then it is that we can judge of his patience and humility by his conduct."

“Slow and steady wins the race."