The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.
You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.
I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.
My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.
I don't like composers who think. It gets in the way of their plagiarism.
An idea is salvation by imagination.