A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future.

It would be nice to hear someone accidentally whistle something of mine, somewhere, just once.

I'm no longer quite sure what the question is, but I do know that the answer is Yes.

If you're a good composer, you steal good steals.

When I am with composers, I say I am a conductor. When I am with conductors, I say I am a composer.

Mozart's music is constantly escaping from its frame, because it cannot be contained in it.

Mozart combines serenity, melancholy, and tragic intensity into one great lyric improvisation. Over it all hovers the greater spirit that is Mozart's - the spirit of compassion, of universal love, even of suffering - a spirit that knows no age, that belongs to all ages.