What gives Bach and Mozart a place apart is that these two great expressive composers never sacrificed form to expression.

The artist who does not feel completely satisfied by elegant lines, by harmonious colors, and by a beautiful succession of chords does not understand the art of music.

There is nothing more difficult than talking about music.

One must practice slowly, then more slowly, and finally slowly.

I produce music as an apple tree produces apples.

I like good company, but I like hard work still better.

Give Mozart a fairy tale and he creates without effort an immortal masterpiece.

When he spoke of love, it was in the manner of someone who can recite a phrase in a foreign language but has no idea what it means. He only knows that it sounds pretty.

I've never cheated on a woman.

This monopoly over language is one of the means by which males have ensured their own primacy, and consequently have ensured the invisibility or 'other' nature of females.

Natural joy brings no headaches and no heartaches.

You are one with your skis and nature. This is something that develops not only the body but the soul as well, and it has a deeper meaning for a people than most of us perceive.

The more we justify our beliefs, the more narrow-minded we become.

Journalism has a distinct place in familiarizing and expressing public opinion.

I have 8-year-old twins, and I want them to grow up in a world where they can be anyone they want without any shame, without holding back, without being judged for it.

No time of life is so beautiful as the early days of love, when with every meeting, every glance, one fetches something new home to rejoice over.

Play, intrinsically rewarding, doesn't cost anything; as soon as you put a price on it, it becomes, to some extent, not play.