Life would be flat without music. It is the background to all I do. It speaks to the heart in its own special way like nothing else.

I know of no more sacred duty than to rear and educate a child.

Only art and science can raise men to the level of God.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

Even in poverty I lived like a king for I tell you that nobility is the thing that makes a king

Music is indeed the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.

Hide your secret even from the closest friend; learn to be silent.

Music can change the world.

An artist is someone who has learned to trust in himself.

To play without passion is inexcusable!

I wish you music to help with the burdens of life ,and to help you release your happiness to others.

What I have in my heart and soul - must find a way out. That's the reason for music.

Mary is the sure path to our meeting with Christ. Devotion to the Mother of the Lord, when it is genuine, is always an impetus to a life guided by the spirit and values of the Gospel.

The future is in your hearts and in your hands. God is entrusting to you the task, at once difficult and uplifting, of working with Him in the building of the civilization of love.

To humanity, which sometimes seems to be lost and dominated by the power of evil, selfishness and fear, the risen Lord gives the gift of His love which forgives, reconciles and reopens the soul to hope.

The sickness of a family member, friend or neighbor is a call to Christians to demonstrate true compassion, that gentle and persevering sharing in another's pain.

Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors to Christ.

Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.

The distinctive mark of the Christian, today more than ever, must be love for the poor, the weak, the suffering.