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

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

You cannot imagine how it spoils one to have been a child prodigy.

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.

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

A person of any mental quality has ideas of his own. This is common sense.

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