For me, Bach is like Shakespeare. He has known all and felt all. He is everything.
To retire is to begin to die.
To live is not enough; we must take part.
I used to think that eighty was a very old age. Now I am ninety. I do not think this any more. As long as you are able to admire and to love, you are young.
The greatest respect an artist can pay to music is to give it life.
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? There is a brotherhood among all men. This must be recognized if life is to remain. We must learn the love of man.