Music is the purest form of art... therefore true poets...seek to express the universe in terms of music. The singer has everything within him. The notes come out from his very life. They are not materials gathered from outside.

Inspiration follows aspiration.

Death's stamp gives value to the coin of life; making it possible to buy with life what is truly precious.

to tyrannize for the country is to tyrannize over the country

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

When we rejoice in our fullness, then we can part with our fruits with joy.

Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain but for the heart to conquer it.