Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.

To retire is to begin to die.

I am an old man but in many senses a very young man. And this is what I want you to be, young, young all your life.

What do we teach our children? . . . We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique . . . You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything.

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?

To live is not enough; we must take part.

The truly important things in life - love, beauty, and one's own uniqueness - are constantly being overlooked.