Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe.

The future belongs to those who can rise above the confines of the earth.

Peace is self-control at its widest-at the width where the "self" has been lost, and interest has been transferred to coordinations wider than personality.

Identification of rhythm as the casual counterpart of life; wherever there is some life, only perceptible to us when the analogies are sufficiently close.

...the only simplicity to be trusted is the simplicity to be found on the far side of complexity.

We must produce a great age, or see the collapse of the upward striving of our race.

By relieving the brain of all unnecessary work, a good notation sets it free to concentrate on more advanced problems, and in effect increases the mental power of the race.