
Anger and Courage
Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are. Saint Augustine
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Language of Soul
His music is the language of the soul, so we can never fully understand him. Dietrich Fischer
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Above Human Suffering
I needed Bach. Unlike Beethoven, who shakes his fist at the heavens, Bach could help me after everything I’d been through. His music is above human suffering. Zuzana Ruzickova
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I Am the Decisive Element
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather… In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized. Goethe
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Harmony of the Whole
Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole. Leon Battista Alberti
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Motivic Unity
His remarkable flair for text illustration is evident even in the early cantatas, particularly the two finest of them, the Actus tragicus, BWV 106, and Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4. We already sense a powerful mind behind the notes in the motivic unity of the early cantatas, in the use of reprise to bind their mosaic forms together. Richard D. P. Jones
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Spiritual Dimension
The key to Bach is the spiritual dimension. He was further along the line of godliness than most of us. For me, Bach is a seer, a wise man, a beacon along the path. Nancy Argenta
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Directly Into the Soul
There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty. Joseph Addison
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Contented Mind
A contented mind is the greatest blessing someone can enjoy in this world. Joseph Addison
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The Real Power
You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself. Leonardo da Vinci
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Ignorance Begets Confidence
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge. Charles Darwin
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