Philosophy Quotes

"I have always been interested in the subject of character and how it is developed."

"The modern composer faces the challenge of finding meaning in fragmentation."

"Tradition and revolution need not be enemies."

"And here is the beginning of philosophy: admitting that one's views may be wrong."

"There is a class of critics who say, Oh, never mind the practical results; it is not the work we should look to, but the principles involved. These men are usually impractical."

"Sentiment has no place in the ledger of commerce."

"Every great fortune contains within it the seeds of its own destruction or renewal."

"The secret of wealth is not in earning more, but in desiring less."

"The architecture of sound determines the architecture of thought."

"The study of acoustics is the study of human existence."

"To compose is to understand the fundamental nature of existence."

"I believe in the collective unconscious that connects all humanity through sound."

"Reality is far stranger than any fiction because it is infinite."

"The universe is constantly creating itself through human consciousness."

"To understand the universe, you must become the universe."

"The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."

"Society is nothing but a collection of individuals who form associations."

"Wealth without purpose is merely numbers on a ledger."

"The man who seeks only profit will ultimately gain neither profit nor respect."

"Wealth accumulated without wisdom is a temporary condition."

"The greatest merger is between capital and conscience."

"Form is not a container for content; it is the content itself."

"In music, as in life, the spaces between things are as important as the things themselves."

"Every artist is either reinforcing tradition or expanding it."

"Musicians are philosophers who think in frequencies rather than words."

"In every composition lies a philosophy waiting to be discovered."

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."

"To be a winner, one must play by the rules of the game."

"The man who builds only for himself builds for a limited purpose."

"Wealth without purpose is merely numbers on a page."