"Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us."

"To build a legacy, one must accept that every challenge is an invitation to grow stronger."

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The only limit to human potential is every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"The harmony of the universe dictates that the most profound truths are found in silence."

"But I feel music has a very important role in ritual activity, and that being able to join in musical activity, along with dancing, could have been necessary at a very early stage of human culture."

"I'm a Cancerian, the typical crab with the tough outer shell and the soft bit in the middle. I don't think I'll ever come to terms with people being unnecessarily nasty, but I can take it if someone doesn't like my music - I'm not everyone's cup of tea."

"The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is poetry with arms and legs."