There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
It'd be nice to please everyone but I thought it would be more interesting to have a point of view.
A pun is the lowest form of humor—when you don't think of it first.
Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
A conductor should reconcile himself to the realization that regardless of his approach or temperament the eventual result is the same-the orchestra will hate him.
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.