My idea is that there is music in the air, music all around us; the world is full of it, and you simply take as much as you require.

The music is in the air. Take as much as you want.

It is curious to be treated by the old-fashioned people as a criminal because my thoughts and ways are beyond them.

I always said God was against art and I still believe it. Anything obscene or trivial is blessed in this world and has a reward - I ask for no reward - only to live & to hear my work.

I always said God was against art and I still believe it.

English music is white - it evades everything.

The Spirit of God is not something less than God, - it is God.

A healthy PFC means a healthy cognitive grip over the world with very little elements of prejudice.

I am in the prime of senility.

Literature in its most comprehensive sense is the autobiography of humanity.

Hugs aren't like pieces of pie. Plenty of hugs to go around.

There is a sense that animated movies are suddenly a genre. I just don't believe they are; it's a technique to tell a story.

I don't know if I even consider myself a comedian really - I do comedic acting in some films and dramatic in others.

Receive without conceit, release without struggle.

Comrades! We must abolish the cult of the individual decisively, once and for all

I ought to spend the best hours of the day in communion with God. It is my noblest and most fruitful employment, and is not to be thrust into any corner.

If you are leaving that sorrowful place with hate and anger against men, you are worthy of compassion; if you leave it with good will, gentleness and peace, you are better than any of us.