Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us but we sip only little by...
If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime it is in...
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are...
Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation and lasts only as long as...
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric vast and wild.
Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular...
Our observation of nature must be diligent our reflection profound and our...
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that...
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.
I find that classical music helps put me in a place that is very calming and...
One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the...
I grew up with classical music when I was a ballet dancer. Now when I have to...
If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed I agree with you.
The William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh... was the place where Champagne Music...
I didn't really see the British punk movement if that's what it was as...
One and the same thing can at the same time be good bad and indifferent...
Hearing my songs in public freaks me out a bit. There was one restaurant I...