Ludwig van Beethoven

"To eschew politics is itself a political stance."

"The power of music is equal to all gifts."

"I had a very happy childhood, but the later years were embittered by malice."

"Powerful is the empire of the hand."

"When you hear music, after it has ceased, you can still see it dancing in the air."

"God is the eternal source of hope."

"I do not hear the sounds of the world; I hear the voice of creation."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"Don't live my life for me; you don't know how."

"I carry my thoughts within me wherever I go."

"The greater the man, the greater the grief."

"Art is the mediator between man's nature and harsh reality."

"When I open my eyes, I see nothing; when I close them, I see everything."

"I have always believed that art is the path to the highest truths."

"The most powerful weapon is the human soul on fire."

"In my breast is a world where a thousand emotions fight and rage."

"I want to be unchained from the chains of society."

"Every composer practices a dangerous profession."

"Submission to tyranny is the price of cowardice."

"Love alone is the foundation of all virtues."

"He is the real artist who has perceived what cannot be known."

"Only art and science can raise men to the level of gods."

"The more we help others, the more we help ourselves."

"Never think that I was unfaithful to you."

"From the glow of enthusiasm I must paint my canvas."

"Fortunate is the man who succeeds despite adversity."

"A prince is a thousand times less than the people."

"The noblest revenge is forgiveness."

"I shall seize my fate, it shall not determine me."

"Tones are the words of an universal language."