Even the best of friends need time apart.
Music is essentially useless, as life is.
Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money.