If you leave your art, the world will beat you back to it. The world has not an ambition worth sharing, or a prize worth handling.

The Indian way of life provides the vision of the natural, real way of life. We veil ourselves with unnatural masks. On the face of India are the tender expressions which carry the mark of the Creators hand.

The truth sticks in our throats with all the sauces it is served with: it will never go down until we take it without any sauce at all.

Only where there is pecuniary equality can the distinction of merit stand out.

The chief objection to playing wind instruments is that it prolongs the life of the player.

If you can’t appreciate what you’ve got, you’d better get what you can appreciate.

Start with the belief that your life can indeed be changed, and that you have the power to change it.