I practice self-control and staying active. Running round the kitchen keeps me moving.
You know that I immerse myself in music, so to speak- that I think about it all day long- that I like experimenting- studying- reflecting.
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.
I'm always glad that other people are way smarter about my poems than I am.
A random sequence is one that cannot be algorithmically compressed : the shortest description of a random sequence is simply the sequence itself.
I have had many opportunities to visit universities all over the world in the past 50 years.
I think Nevada is going to really be the first true test of whether or not these candidates have particular strengths in particular demographics.