I daresay one profits more by the mistakes one makes off one's own bat than by doing the right thing on somebody's else advice.
An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.
We think in generalities, but we live in detail.
I don't like composers who think. It gets in the way of their plagiarism.
When you want to believe in something, you also have to believe in everything that's necessary for believing in it.