The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers' document; it is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the spirit of the age.
Do not take up music unless you would rather die than not do so.
Art is not emotion. Art is the medium in which emotion is expressed.
A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.
Nothing is better than music; when it takes us out of time, it has done more for us than we have the right to hope for.
You should never listen to someone practice. That is their work and theirs alone.