When I was in Paris, all of the German refugees began to flow in and it was a very sad time.

Silences between movements are employed only in order to bring the opposing duo to the fore.

Aaron Copland was a man that had a very specific point of view about what music should be which was that, he felt that new music should have the composer should show a personality in his music.

The Third Quartet I made the instruments in pairs - Two different pairs - Violin and viola, and violin and cello. They played very different things from each other all through the whole piece.

Almost every one of my various zero numbered birthdays has had a big concert in London and often in Paris.

Since I'm allergic to various things, the army wouldn't accept me during the war, and I got into the Office of War Information, which sent music to Europe.

Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one of my most advanced pieces, and one of my most unusual ones on the radio.

Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America.

The first thing that struck me about contemporary music in general had been thatthere was not much interest in rhythm.

My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.

Why write for the orchestra? For one thing it's a very challenging problem.

The power to bind and loose to Truth is given: The mouth that speaks it is the mouth of Heaven, The power, which in a sense belongs to none, Thus understood belongs to every one.

I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.

Being in an area of the planet where scientists believe mankind started is quite amazing.

I did things like Shampoo and Heaven Can Wait. I don't know what those films were about. The women I played in them were not very empowered.

The more a person loves, the closer he approaches the image of God.

The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.

Being a parent and having two young kids, I buy Blu-rays and DVDs all the time. It's like buying a toy.

If you think you can - you can ! If you think you can not - you can not ! And either way........you are right !

If you deny any affinity with another person or kind of person, if you declare it to be wholly different from yourself