"The chief delight of the senses is in the perception of beauty."

"I am just as deaf as I am blind. The problems of deafness are deeper and more complex, if not more important, than those of blindness."

"So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it."

"Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight."

"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble."