The flute is not an instrument that has a good moral effect; it is too exciting.

For me it's the instrument. If I want to think of a flute and the state of the arts I hear a vibrato; I don't know what a flute is unless the person plays it for me.

We know in the end this is not a good thing. Medicare Part D will have an effect on our sales and we're bracing for it and we realize we're going to take a hit as a result of this program.

Basically, I like to pick up my flute, which is a pretty instrument, and play pretty on it.

Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.

It is absurd to hold that a man should be ashamed of an inability to defend himself with his limbs, but not ashamed of an inability to defend himself with speech and reason; for the use of rational speech is more distinctive of a human being than the use of his limbs.