Copernicus, through his work and the greatness of his personality, taught man to be modest.

Somehow, we have come to the erroneous belief that we are all but flesh, blood, and bones, and that's all. So we direct our values to material things.

I stood dumfounded, founded in dumbness.

May they not forget to keep pure the great heritage that puts them ahead of the West: the artistic configuration of life, the simplicity and modesty of personal needs, and the purity and serenity of the Japanese soul.

The needs of a society determine its ethics, and in the Black American ghettos the hero is that man who is offered only the crumbs from his country's table but by ingenuity and courage is able to take for himself a Lucullan feast.

As to Schubert, I have only this to say: play the music, love – and keep you mouth shut.

Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.