Music is the inarticulate speech of the heart, which cannot be compressed into words, because it is infinite.

Never look at the trombones, it only encourages them.

The only form of music is melody, without melody music is not feasible, and music and melody are quite inseparable.

I am convinced that there are universal currents of Divine Thought vibrating the ether everywhere and that any who can feel these vibrations is inspired.

The oldest, truest, most beautiful organ of music, the origin to which alone our music owes its being, is the human voice.

Human dignity begins to assert itself only at the point where man is distinguishable from the beast by pity for it.

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.