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

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

For the virtuoso, musical works are in fact nothing but tragic and moving materializations of his emotions; he is called upon to make them speak, weep, sing and sigh, to recreate them in accordance with his own consciousness. In this way he, like the composer, is a creator, for he must have within himself those passions that he wishes to bring so intensely to life.

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.

Companions, in misery and worse, that is what we all are, and to try to change this substantially avails us nothing.

It is impossible to imagine a more complete fusion with nature than that of the Gypsy.

I am not fond of speaking about politics because I don't have in my possession an army of 200,000 soldiers.