You don't need any brains to listen to music.

The reason fat people are happy is that the nerves are well protected.

It is not always a matter of wild ovations and legendary performances. Sometimes you are just happy to get through an opera without trouble.

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.

Music making is the most joyful activity possible, the most perfect expression of any emotion.

You don't need any brains to listen to music.

If your body is not in shape to sing [from the diaphragm] you will push and push but keep falling back on your throat to make the sound. This will ruin your voice.