For me, music is always the language which permits one to converse with the Beyond

To compose music, all you have to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of

Summit or death, either way, I win.

The painter turns a poem into a painting; the musician sets a picture to music.

He must be heard - and also seen; for if he played behind the scenes a great deal of the poetry of his playing would be lost

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. Therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.