May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.
I wish to lead a life free from care, and I see that I shall be unhappy if I cannot always work at my art.
I once believed that I possessed creative talent, but I have given up this idea; a woman must not desire to compose — there has never yet been one able to do it. Should I expect to be the one?
Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?
My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.
Composing gives me great pleasure. . . there is nothing that surpasses the joy of creation, if only because through it one wins hours of self-forgetfulness, when one lives in a world of sound.
There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it.
Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom.
Everybody is afraid to touch the topic of religion, especially with the extreme muslims. It's such a touchy subject. You can attack any other religion and nothing bad will come about.
Be all you can be in whatever you choose to do. The sky is the limit, so go for it. And do not create any self-imposed limitations.
No one ever has the resources they need.