- Ludwig van Beethoven
" Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman"
"Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience"
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” -
"I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.”
"Music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.”
"[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpoints to hack post-horses."[/FONT]
JS Bach
“It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”
If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord.”
“I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results.”