You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.

And, in the end The love you take is equal to the love you make.

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.

To play without passion is inexcusable!

Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?

The earth has music for those who listen.

We're not trying to change the world; just music.

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

Music with dinner is an insult, both to the cook and the violinist.

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.

Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.

People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It's like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.

The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time.

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.

Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.