Never pay any attention to what critics say…Remember, a statue has never been set up in honour of a critic! - Jean Sibelius

If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances.

Music is for me like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them into the world, and we have to recreate the picture from the pieces.

It is so difficult to mix with artists! You must choose business men to talk to, because artists only talk of money.