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

In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance.

The character of instrumental music... lets the emotions radiate and shine in their own character without presuming to display them as real or imaginary representations.

Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.

The day will come when all nations amidst which the Jews are dwelling will have to raise the question of their wholesale expulsion, a question which will be one of life or death, good health or chronic disease, peaceful existence or perpetual social fever.

My sole ambition as a composer is to hurl my javelin into the infinite space of the future.

I foster a sorrowful conception of affection. Make no sacrifices.