False Notes Can Be Forgiven, False Music

[on The Music Of Richard Strauss:] Too Many Notes!

The Constitution Of The United States Is Not A Mere Lawyers' Document; It Is A Vehicle Of Life, And Its Spirit Is Always The Spirit Of The Age.

Do Not Take Up Music Unless You Would Rather Die Than Not Do So.

I've Been A Woman For A Little Over 50 Years And Have Gotten Over My Initial Astonishment. As For Conducting An Orchestra, That's A Job Where I Don't Think Sex Plays Much Part.

It Is One Thing To Be Gifted And Quite Another Thing To Be Worthy Of One's Own Gift.