To Write A Symphony Is, For Me,

Melodic Invention Is One Of The Surest Signs Of A Divine Gift.

The Longer You Live And The More You Learn, The More Clearly You Will Feel The Difference Between The Few Men Who Are Truly Great And The Mere Virtuosi.

If A Composer Could Say What He Had To Say In Words He Would Not Bother Trying To Say It In Music.

I Am Thrice Homeless, As A Native Of Bohemia In Austria, As An Austrian Among Germans, And As A Jew Throughout The World. Everywhere An Intruder, Never Welcomed.

Tradition Is Not The Worship Of Ashes, But The Preservation Of Fire.