“Joy is not in things; it is in us”

“I believe in God, Mozart and Beethoven, and likewise their disciples and apostles; - I believe in the Holy Spirit and the truth of the one, indivisible Art; - I believe that this Art proceeds from God, and lives within the hearts of all illumined men; - I believe that he who once has bathed in the sublime delights of this high Art, is consecrate to Her for ever, and never can deny Her; - I believe that through Art all men are saved.”

“Der Gesang ist die in höchster Leidenschaft erregte Rede: die Musik ist die Sprache der Leidenschaft.”

“Bruckner he is my man!”

“One might say that where Religion becomes artificial, it is reserved for Art to save the spirit of religion.”

“I know of only one composer who measures up to Beethoven, and that is Bruckner.”

“Frisch weht der WindDer Heimat zuMein Irisch Kind,Wo weilest du?”