We Only Begin To Live Life When

I'm Passionately Involved In Life: I Love Its Change, Its Color, Its Movement. To Be Alive, To Be Able To See, To Walk, To Have Houses, Music, Paintings - It's All A Miracle.

...stories About [the German Composer Johannes] Brahms's Rudeness And Wit Amused Me In Particular. For Instance, I Loved The One About How A Great Wine Connoisseur Invited The Composer To Dinner. 'this Is The Brahms Of My Cellar,' He Said To His Guests, Producing A Dust-covered Bottle And Pouring Some Into The Master's Glass. Brahms Looked First At The Color Of The Wine, Then Sniffed Its Bouquet, Finally Took A Sip, And Put The Glass Down Without Saying A Word. 'don't You Like It?' Asked The Host. 'hmm,' Brahms Muttered. 'better Bring Your Beethoven!'

Life Is The Game That Must Be Played, This Truth At Least, Good Friends, We Know; So Live And Laugh, Nor Be Dismayed As One By One The Phantoms Go.

Don't Tell Me How Talented You Are. Tell Me How Hard You Work.

Of Course There Is No Formula For Success, Except Perhaps An Unconditional Acceptance Of Life, And What It Brings