I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way.
A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.
Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it.
Tradition is laziness.
I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas; I abandon 19 out of 20 of them every day.
The longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel the difference between the few men who are truly great and the mere virtuosi.