Mozart died too late rather than too soon.

The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.

Isolation is the indispensable component of human happiness.

One does not play the piano with one's fingers, one plays the piano with one's mind.

There is a craft and a power in listening.

u201Che G-minor Symphony consists of eight remarkable measures surrounded by a half-hour of banality.

Whenever one honestly defies a tradition, one becomes, in reality, the more responsible to it.

The purpose of art is the lifelong construction of a state of wonder.

I detest audiences - not in their individual components, but en masse I detest audiences. I think they're a force of evil. It seems to me rule of mob law.

If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work, cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing

My moods are inversely related to the clarity of the sky.

Perception does not define who we are, but it does define where we are limited, and where we are not yet free.

Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.

The way people come into your life when you need them, it's wonderful and it happens in so many ways. It's like having an angel. Somebody comes along and helps you get right.

Being in a rock n' roll and pop world, it's very easy to act like a kid.

Alice: This is impossible. The Mad Hatter: Only if you believe it is.

The writer's language is to some degree the product of his own action; he is both the historian and the agent of his own language.

There is no question that Iraq is one of the main problems. You'd have to be blind not to see what a magnet and generating force it's become for terrorist groups.

Communism denies God, enslaves men, and destroys justice.

There are bills being discussed to raise the amount that Members of Congress pay in to their benefits and I support these pieces of legislation.

A defendant on trial for a specific crime is entitled to his day in court, not in a stadium or a city or nationwide arena.