When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.
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.
Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.
I don't like composers who think. It gets in the way of their plagiarism.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
Maybe the most any of us can expect of ourselves isn't perfection but progress.
Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions.