The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.

I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.

There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.

Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence.

I do not think any man would ever treat a woman as an equal, and it is all I ask.

-- Berthe Morisot

Painting must capture the movement of life.

-- Wu Daozi

What I am looking for is neither the real nor the unreal, but the mystery of the instinct of the human race.

-- Amedeo Modigliani

I believe the power to make money is a gift of God.

-- John D. Rockefeller

The trouble with people is that they love playing teacher to others.

-- Mencius

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

-- Steve Jobs