I am thrice homeless, as a native of Bohemia in Austria, as an Austrian among Germans, and as a Jew throughout the world. Everywhere an intruder, never welcomed.

Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos.

I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas; I abandon 19 out of 20 of them every day.

All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.

It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.

The further the music develops, the more complex the apparatus used by the composer to express his thoughts becomes.

The spirit can assert itself only through the medium of clear form.