I will never permit myself to give in to American taste and lower the standards of art.

They say that children become men, and men become children. Many generations have grown up, become men, and gone hence.

The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.

I never turn down a drink. Among friends it’s always appropriate. A man is only a man as they say, but brandy is still brandy. You’ll find that in the Talmud too.

I will never permit myself to give in to American taste and lower the standards of art.

Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.

When have you ever heard of a cantor or any artist turning anyone down when he is strongly urged to perform?