I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are led by a conductor who functions like a windmill.

Music is the heart of life." She speaks love; "without it, there is no possible good and with it everything is beautiful.

In life one must decide whether to conjugate the verb to have or the verb to be.

Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless.

I carry a deep sadness of the heart which must now and then break out in sound.

Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.

My sole ambition as a composer is to hurl my javelin into the infinite space of the future.

In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance.

Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of words.

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

A person of any mental quality has ideas of his own. This is common sense.

Prayer is the key to success. Not to pray is to fail. To pray aright is never to fail.

[To the British actor who annoyed her by repeated references to his busy 'shedule':] I think you're full of skit.

All my first dates are interrupted by my fame because every picture taken is a fan that you can gain.

If we worried half as much what others are doing for us and spent twice as much time helping others, we would all be exponentially happier.

Art ... is as much a source of happiness for the beginner as for the master. One forgets everything in one's work.

Things are not always as they appear to be as.

The process hasn't changed, but the writer has developed. I still get up every morning and go to work.

There are respectful, considerate things that can be done in life that will be appreciated by the recipient, and only good things can result.

Once you know what to expect, it gets easier and easier. And now I know what I have to do to prepare for each season and what to expect through each season.

A Russian child asked his mother : "does God know we don't believe in Him?"