The Greatest Respect An Artist Can Pay

One Should Be Able To Say To Our Children: You Are A Marvel! You Are Unique. In All The World, There Is No Other Child Exactly Like You. In The Millions Of Years That Have Passed, There Has Never Been Another Child Like You! ... And When You Grow Up, Can You Harm Another Who Is, Like You, A Marvel?

I Do Not Think A Day Passes In My Life In Which I Fail To Look With Fresh Amazement At The Miracle Of Nature.

Music Must Serve A Purpose; It Must Be A Part Of Something Larger Than Itself, A Part Of Humanity.

The Most Important Thing In Music Is What Is Not In The Notes.

The Love Of One's Country Is A Splendid Thing. But Why Should Love Stop At The Border?