I am not fond of speaking about politics because I don't have in my possession an army of 200,000 soldiers.
Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.
It is impossible to imagine a more complete fusion with nature than that of the Gypsy.
Broad paths are open to every endeavour, and a sympathetic recognition is assured to every one who consecrates his art to the divine services of a conviction of a consciousness.
The supreme harmony of the cosmos is selected in the harmony of the spirit.
I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment... rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood.