The simplest things in music are the ones that count. The simplest thing are, of course, also the most difficult to achieve and take years of work.

The situation is hopeless, we must take the next step.

The person who works and is never bored is never old. Work and interest in worthwhile things are the best remedy for age.

Yes, it is true. I am a miracle. I am a miracle like a tree is a miracle, like a flower is a miracle. Now, if I am a miracle, can I do a bad thing? I can't, because I am a miracle, I am a miracle. . . .

The answer to helplessness is not so very complicated.

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.

Man has made many machines, complex and cunning, but which of them indeed rivals the workings of his heart?