I do not really like vacations. I much prefer an occasional day off when I do not feel like working. When I am confronted with a whole week in which I have nothing to do but enjoy myself I do not know where to begin. To me, enjoyment comes fleetingly and unheralded; I cannot determinedly enjoy myself for a whole week at a time.

She has been kissed as often as a police-court Bible, and by much the same class of people.

Tristan and Isolde were lucky to die when they did. They'd have been sick of all that rubbish in a year.

In India it is regarded as a good idea to dart in front of an oncoming car, for the car is sure to kill the evil spirits who are pursuing you, and all the rest of your life you will have good luck.

In the end, it is upon the quality and commitment of individuals that all group movements depend.

No people in the world can make you feel so small as the English.

To this day I am indulgent toward orchestras that are trying to lift themselves in the world, while critics are busy assuring them that they are not the Vienna Philharmonic and never will be.