I shall seize fate by the throat.

There is no loftier mission than to approach the Divinity nearer than other men, and to disseminate the divine rays among mankind.

Love demands all, and has a right to all.

The vibrations on the air are the breath of God speaking to man's soul. Music is the language of God. We musicians are as close to God as man can be. We hear his voice, we read his lips, we give birth to the children of God, who sing his praise. That's what musicians are.

There is no greater pleasure for me than to practice and exhibit my art.

Oh you men who think or say that I am malevolent, stubborn, or misanthropic, how greatly do you wrong me. You do not know the secret cause which makes me seem that way to you. Oh how harshly was I flung back by the doubly sad experience of my bad hearing.

Music can change the world.