Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down.

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

Music and love are the wings of the soul.

Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love

It is not enough that the artist should be well prepared for the public. The public must be well prepared for what it is going to hear.

To render my works properly requires a combination of extreme precision and irresistible verve, a regulated vehemence, a dreamy tenderness, and an almost morbid melancholy.

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.

At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.

Only by pairing knowledge with inspiration will art evolve. Without these conditions any musician will remain a flawed artist, if one may speak of an artist at all.

Bach is Bach just as God is God.

Time, time - that is our greatest master! Alas, like Ugolino, time devours its own children.

We are taught to be free from all vices of life. No greed, anger, lust, and attachment with any mundane things.

I suppose longevity requires giving up life's pleasures, one by one, until there's nothing left.

Get on top of the obstacles and they become vantage points.

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.

I don't think there's a limit as long as I keep my head right, don't get above myself, work hard and remember where I came from.

Creation begins with vision.

I think actors have to have clear goals in term of fitness, I think it is very important. I did yoga very seriously and I think that is a wonderful exercise. I take tennis lessons, and I swim a lot.

You will get to your maturity quickly if you stay in the nothingness.

I'd been all hyped about it, I was like, "Please come," and to have that and know Tommy Nohilly is probably going like, "This is cool," it makes me feel good.

Any time a body goes outside the environmental conditions for which it developed it has to acclimate.