Claude Debussy

"Gratitude sharpens the ear for beauty."

"Strength whispers; weakness shouts."

"Fear is the price of pushing boundaries."

"Power corrupts only those who desire it."

"Money enables art; it does not create it."

"Health requires balance between effort and rest."

"Adventure begins where comfort ends."

"Kindness costs nothing but creates everything."

"Philosophy questions; art answers in beauty."

"Solitude is the artist's truest companion."

"Leadership shows what is possible, not probable."

"Justice demands art speak for the voiceless."

"Motivation fades; discipline remains."

"Inspiration requires preparation to recognize."

"Relationships flourish through mutual creation."

"Literature feeds the spirit that music expresses."

"War wounds the soul; art soothes it."

"Music is the space between the notes."

"Do not mind working long, hard hours to perfect an art you love."

"Art is either plagiarism or revolution."

"The ocean calls to those who listen with their soul."

"Creativity takes courage."

"In every life there is some darkness; music can be the light."

"The pleasure of art is that it teaches us how to behave in imaginary circumstances."

"Beauty will result from the form under which a man casts his thoughts."

"One must have the imagination to hear what has never been played."

"People refuse to accept what they do not understand."

"The real music is not in the notes, but in your heart."

"Why should I die? I have not yet lived."

"A musical idea must sing naturally like words."