...music is the living God in our bosoms.

Never look at the trombones, it only encourages them.

The whole duty of a conductor is comprised in his ability to indicate the right tempo.

Whatever my passions demand of me, I become for the time being - musician, poet, director, author, lecturer or anything else.

It is impossible to communicate with Schumann. The man is hopeless; he doesn't talk at all.

Achievements, seldom credited to their source, are the result of unspeakable drudgery and worries.

The long-term vision is to replace, repair and regenerate failing tissues and organs with the materials of tissues and organs. It's still 'out there,' but it's possible to put together a grant proposal now that doesn't sound completely crazy.