I'm very aware of what you're talking about as I was involved with the radio in Africa in the same period as I was doing Concrete - I was doing both at the same time.

It's ridiculous that time and time again we need a radioactive cloud coming out of a nuclear power-station to remind us that atomic energy is extraordinarily dangerous.

Sound is the vocabulary of nature.

The only hope is that our civilization will collapse at a certain point, as always happens in history. Then, out of barbarity, a renaissance.

Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in western civilization, which is the music of Bach, is called baroque?

Something new has been added, a new art of sound. Am I wrong in calling it music?

Sound is the vocabulary of nature... noises are as well articulated as the words in a dictionary... Opposing the world of sound is the world of music.

People who try to create a musical revolution do not have a chance, but those who turn their back to music can sometimes find it.

Barbarians always think of themselves as the bringers of civilization.

People who share the same language, French or Chinese or whatever, have the same vocal cords and emit sounds which are basically the same, as they come from the same throats and lungs.

The moment at which music reveals its true nature is contained in the ancient exercise of the theme with variations. The complete mystery of music is explained right there.

Giving presents is a talent to know what a person wants to know when and how to get it to give it lovingly and well.

With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.

Cocooning: The need to protect oneself from the harsh, unpredictable realities of the outside world.

Asian colleges would do well to use a broad range of criteria in selecting students and move beyond the unproductive "examination hell. "

The PS3 will instill discipline in our children and adults alike. Everyone will know discipline.

It is always a most delightful moment for me when people contact me via mail or approach me at game fairs and thank me for the many enjoyable hours I have brought them with my games.

In a nation of millions and a world of billions, the individual is still the first and basic agent of change.

Never confuse the importance of things with things of importance.

I like refried beans. That's why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time. You don't have to fry them again after all.