Ernest Newman

You may help a lame dog over a stile but he is still a lame dog on the other side.

The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.

A good composer is slowly discovered and a bad composer is slowly found out.

Beethoven, Wagner, Bach, and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration.

The greatest composer does not sit down to work because he is inspired but becomes inspired because he is working.

The higher the voice the smaller the intellect.