"Well now, Jack," Hastings said from the sidelines. "I'm afraid you've been beheaded. Not a good start." He sounded amused."

“The main source of good discipline is growing up in a loving family, being loved and learning to love in return.”

Source : Benjamin Spock, Robert Needlman (2012). “Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care: 9th Edition”, p.679, Simon and Schuster

“Take it easy. Don't approach music as a religion.”

Source : "Dungen". Interview with Brandon Stosuy, pitchfork.com. March 27, 2005.

“A man cannot spend his life worrying about the unexpected.”

“It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes.”

“In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.”

“As if the ray which travels from the sun would reach me sooner than the man who blacks my boots.”

“It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.”

“Do not try to excuse your faults; try to correct them”