Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.
Music and love are the wings of the soul.
The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love
Only by pairing knowledge with inspiration will art evolve. Without these conditions any musician will remain a flawed artist, if one may speak of an artist at all.