Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination.
There is no force more potent in the modern world than stupidity fueled by greed.
Grand opera is a form of musical entertainment for people who hate music.
Capitalism: Nothing so mean could be right. Greed is the ugliest of the capital sins.
As Mark Twain said, 'I love Wagner -- if only they'd cut out all that damned singing!'
Our job is to record, each in his own way, this world of light and shadow and time that will never come again exactly as it is today.