Music is the inarticulate speech of the heart, which cannot be compressed into words, because it is infinite.

Joy is not in things; it is in us.

The purpose of art: to make the unconscious conscious.

I regard the Jewish race as the born enemy of pure humanity and everything that is noble in it.

Never look at the trombones, it only encourages them.

Imagination creates reality.

The language of tones belongs equally to all mankind, and melody is the absolute language in which the musician speaks to every heart.

It is a truth forever, that where the speech of man stops short there Music's reign begins.

We must learn to die, and to die in the fullest sense of the word. The fear of the end is the source of all lovelessness

A political man is disgusting, but a political wife, horrible.

My destiny is solitude, and my life is work.

1337% of Pi ≈ 42

Character is that which can do without success.

The seed is a household object but at the same time it is a revolutionary symbol.

You are cruising along, and then technology changes. You have to adapt.

The interesting thing about averages is that they hide the truth very effectively.

If you're over 52 years old and you're on Facebook, do us all a favor and log off now.

They decided the mummy would be unwrapped, for the titillation of the ladies, just after dinner.

My mother used to tell this corny story about how the doctor smacked me on the behind when I was born and I thought it was applause, and I have been looking for it ever since.

I don't see my work as being all that personal. I've used my personal experience in the world, of course, or at least my way of looking at the world. But I think that's changed as I've gotten older.

Anything that endures over time sacrifices its ability to make an impression.