“Dont only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.”

“Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy”

“Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.”

“Music is like a dream. One that I cannot hear.”

“Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup. ”

“I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.”

“If you want to be happy, work with all your heart.”

“I do my best thinking at night when everyone else is sleeping. No interruptions. No noise. I like the feeling of being awake when no one else is.”

“I feel like Ive been split open and stuffed with sunshine.”

“We must seize every opportunity we can to speak the truth and proclaim peace. Especially now. There's so little time for many.”

“I would rather be an opportunist and float than go to the bottom with my principles around my neck.”

“Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait ...”