The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.

It's a matter of individuals getting prepared to play. You wonder why we have to raise our voices in the locker room in order to get people to perform.

Proportion is the heart of beauty.

There is no art To find the mind's construction in the face

There's a very curious and - and almost sadistic lust for blood that overcomes the concert listener, and there's a waiting for it to happen: a waiting for the horn to fluff; a waiting for the strings to become ragged; a waiting for the conductor to forget the subdivide, you know? And it's dreadful!

Isolation is the one sure way to human happiness.