The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a rebellious child.

If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish the art of music for decades, if not centuries.

Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche.

The rhythms of nature - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music.

Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face today.

The retrospective glance is a relatively easy gesture for us to make.

The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general.

Perhaps of all the most basic elements of music, rhythm most directly affects our central nervous system.

I believe that music surpasses even language in its power to mirror the innermost recesses of the human soul

Music might be defined as a system of proportions in the service of a spiritual impulse

I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics.

I respect you as a person too much to respect your ridiculous beliefs.

A fool with a heart and no sense is just as unhappy as a fool with sense and no heart.

Evidence is of no longer consequence when hope enters the fray, and this is where faith is born—a seemingly abundant commodity certain powerful organizations feed on fervently, if not lavishly.

I had hard feelings around the holidays, the one time of year I couldn’t help but fall prey to the canned self-pity Christmas prescribes.

Freedom works.

What sets apart high-performance teams, however, is the degree of commitment, particularly how deeply committed the members are to one another.

The reason people are watching women in their mid-fifties is because a lot of those women feel great and have different, interesting stories to tell.

God crowns us. Most people crown their Christmas trees with either an angel or a star. God uses both.

...one cannot lodge in if.

Fine, than I will not have to blame you for killing my friends with your stupidity. -Haymitch