When I was young, people used to say to me: Wait until you're fifty, you'll see. I am fifty. I haven't seen anything.
The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest.
Before I compose a piece, I walk round it several times, accompanied by myself.
Je suis venu au monde tres jeune dans un temps tres vieux
I came into the world very young, in an age that was very old.
Last year I gave several lectures on "Intelligence and Musicality among Animals" ... Today I am going to speak to you about "Intelligence and Musicality among Critics" ... The subject is much the same, with some modifications, of course.