Music is an incomparably more powerful means and is a subtler language for expressing the thousand different moments of the soul's moods.

Where the heart does not enter; there can be no music.

To regret the past, to hope in the future, and never to be satisfied with the present: that is what I spend my whole life doing

Truly there would be reason to go mad were it not for music.

Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.

Madam, you ask me how I compose. I compose sitting down.

Music possesses much richer means of expression and it is a more subtle medium for translating the 1000 shifting moments of the feelings of the soul.

After the last notes of Gotterdammerung I felt as though I had been let out of prison.

I like the plot of The Nutcracker - not at all.

The creative process is like music which takes root with extraordinary force and rapidity

What I need is to believe in myself again — for my faith has been greatly undermined; it seems to me my role is over.

If you haven't done much giving in your life-try it and see how you feel afterwards.

Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.

It is all very well for so-called sensible people to recommend flat heels and short skirts, but most of us prefer not to be sensible.

I often think about the class differences involved in "jobs" vs. "careers."

Deep down, nobody wants a job to occupy his or her time. We want a mission that inspires us.

I only pick one thing; North, South, East or West. I just get on the road and go. That's the point. The only governor I give myself is what's the time limit.

Every voter became Narendra Modi.

When you look into the eyes of an animal youve rescued, you cant help but fall in love.

To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their unconditional and sacrificial love for their children, are the antidote to individualism; they are the greatest enemies against war.

Consider me the entity within the industry without a history of spitting the epitome of stupidity.