No one feels another's grief.

Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.

Anyone who loves music can never be quite unhappy.

My compositions spring from my sorrows. Those that give the world the greatest delight were born of my deepest griefs.

When I wished to sing of love, it turned to sorrow. And when I wished to sing of sorrow, it was transformed for me into love.

You believe happiness to be derived from the place in which once you have been happy, but in truth it is centered in ourselves.

Every night when I go to bed, I hope that I may never wake again, and every morning renews my grief.

No one feels another's grief, no one understands another's joy. People imagine they can reach one another. In reality they only pass each other by.

I am composing like a god, as if it simply had to be done as it has been done.

Easy mind, light heart. A mind that is too easy hides a heart that is too heavy.

O Mozart, immortal Mozart, how many, how infinitely many inspiring suggestions of a finer, better life you have left in our souls!

Physical exercise promotes positive self-image, high-productivity and energetic wellbeing.

When you awaken and are self aware, you heal. When you heal, you heal the world.

I enjoyed school - although I ran away on the first day. I'd reminded the teacher that it was nearly time for 'Watch With Mother' on TV.

I've done festivals in the past where I'd be a guest, it was like, Wow, maybe someday I could play Town Hall - but that'll be a long way off. So it's very exciting.

I learn my songs by ear.

Science is still only a candle glimmering in a great pitch-dark cavern.

To grow up is to stop putting blame on parents.

Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job.

Marriage equality does not diminish the worth of your relationships; it simply recognises the worth of ours.

What gives the Word of God authority is simply the fact that it is the word of God!