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In ‘thinking up’ music I usually have some kind of a brass band with wings on it in back of my mind.

I learned never to empty the well of my writing, but always to stop when there was still something there in the deep part of the well, and let it refill at night from the springs that fed it.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.

The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.

I saw The Sound of Music when I was 10 and thought that it was the most beautiful singing I had ever heard.

True success is not measured by what you achieve, but by what you inspire others to achieve.

Most creative work is a process of people passing ideas and inspirations from the past into the future and adding their own creativity along the way.

All the people who fought for freedom were my heroes. I mean, that was the sort of story I liked reading… freedom struggles and so on.

Millions of people were inspired by the Apollo Program. I was five years old when I watched Apollo 11 unfold on television, and without any doubt it was a big contributor to my passions for science, engineering, and exploration.