Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his.

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.

Music is the heart of life." She speaks love; "without it, there is no possible good and with it everything is beautiful.

The first impulse of a great number of civilized musicians... is to protest ourdeclaration that the music in Hungary belongs to the Gypsies.

I carry a deep sadness of the heart which must now and then break out in sound.

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.

A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances.