It takes courage for people to listen to their own goodness and act on it.
The most important thing in music is what is not in the notes.
There is no substitute for work; what seems ease of performance comes from the greatest labor.
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
Music must serve a purpose; it must be a part of something larger than itself, a part of humanity.
To retire is to begin to die.