"The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself."

There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

I don't make music for critics. I make music for people.

评判一个人不是看他的回答，而是看他的问题。

It always seems impossible until it's done.

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."