The more equally attractive two alternatives seem, the harder it can be to choose between them - no matter that, to the same degree, the choice can only matter less.

Digital mechanics predicts that for every continuous symmetry of physics there will be some microscopic process that violates that symmetry.

You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does

Love people with all sincere attention, but don't overdo it as if you are not special. Don't lose yourself in the process of loving other people. Remember, you are special too!

An idea is like a rare bird which cannot be seen. What one sees is the trembling of the branch it has just left.

I wrap my heart in yours, placing divulged faith in the whole of your being, wistfully awaiting the trumpet you return.

Man needs spiritual expression and nourishing... even in the prehistoric era, people would scrawl pictures of bison on the walls of caves.

This used to be among my prayers - a piece of land not so very large, which would contain a garden

The greatest achievement of my life is enduring a disease that nearly killed me. I came out of it a better person. It's my one great accomplishment - more so than anything else I've done.

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

The final story, the final chapter of Western man, I believe, lies in Los Angeles.

A conductor should reconcile himself to the realization that regardless of his approach or temperament the eventual result is the same-the orchestra will hate him.