George Gershwin

"The concert music lover who has once heard a real jazz band has discovered something new in musical experience"

"I always try to make my work better than it was before"

"The power of music is that it can move people without words"

"A life without music is like a day without sunshine"

"True art comes from the soul"

"The greatest composers were those who studied the most"

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in music"

"I believe in the future of American music"

"Technique without feeling is just mechanics"

"The best ideas come from listening to others"

"Creativity is intelligence having fun"

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"

"Every song tells a story if you listen carefully"

"Hard work is the price of success"

"The mark of a good composer is originality"

"Music speaks what cannot be expressed in words"

"The world needs beauty as much as it needs bread"

"Confidence in your work is essential to creating great art"

"The composer's role is to communicate emotions through sound"

"Every person has music within them"

"The test of a first-rate composer is his ability to evolve"

"Art is the expression of ideas in beautiful form"

"I write music because I must, not because I have to"

"The greatest gift is the ability to create"

"Beauty is found in the simplest melodies"

"A composer is born, but his craft is learned"

"The future of music is in the hands of young composers"

"Success comes to those who work while others sleep"

"The heart of music is emotion"

"Innovation requires courage to challenge tradition"