Evil is always devising more corrosive misery through man's restless need to exact revenge out of his hate.
Directly after God in heaven comes a Papa.
I am not thoughtless but am prepared for anything and as a result can wait patiently for whatever the future holds in store, and I'll be able to endure it.
I am never happier than when I have something to compose, for that, after all, is my sole delight and passion
Now there is music from which a man can learn something.
To win applause one must write stuff so simple that a coachman might sing it.
When I am traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep; it is on such occasions that ideas flow best and most abundantly.
For too long we have been taking, and the Earth has been giving. But that free-for-all, that all-you-can-eat buffet, it's over. The salad bar is closed.
A person carries off the hat. Hats are about emotion. It is all about how it makes you feel.
If I were given a change of life, I'd like to see how it would be to live as a mere six-footer.
There is something about hearing your president affirm your humanity that you don't know what effect it has until you hear it.