Those who grasp the whole, will also comprehend all parts of that whole, even when immediate technical understanding is lacking, and recognize and marshal these.

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.

Guys are always confused by how soft and sentimental they are.

My brother's my teacher, my mentor, and we both learnt all the acting basics from our father.

I don't like playing standards. I like to do my own cutting edge work.

It was delightful but, of course, it was pretty insulting to my professional reputation.

There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.

Power is the big obstacle, or one of them, that you have to overcome and learn to deal with effectively before you can reach enlightenment.

It is hard to be an apprentice to an unfriendly professor, or even one whose warmth or tolerance wears thin when the going gets hard for the student and help is needed.

Racism remains in the eyes of history ... merely another instance of the persecution of minorities for the advantage of those in power.

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril.