“The art of interpretation is not to play what is written.”
“Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.”
“Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.”
“The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?”