Without Discipline, There Can Be No Freedom.

Art Is Not Emotion. Art Is The Medium In Which Emotion Is Expressed.

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

Music Was Not Invented By The Composer, But Found.

I Adore Tradition. I Cannot Stand Habit. Simply To Repeat Is Nothing, Also To Destroy Is Nothing. Tradition Is Never Interrupted, We Are Always Evolving But Never Interrupted.

A Great Work Is Made Out Of A Combination Of Obedience And Liberty.