"I am now satisfied that the future music of this country must be founded upon what are called negro melodies. This mu…"

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly that art, as such, does not "pay," to use an American expression – at least, not…"

"The music of the people is like a rare and lovely flower growing amidst encroaching weeds. Thousands pass it, while o…"

"The Americans expect great things of me... If the small Czech nation can have such musicians, they say, why could not…"

"Die Warheit zu sagen, so höret oder siehet man selten einen Streit swischen ihnen; es trauen die fremdesten Leute ein…"

"Both as an organist and composer he ranks high."

"You must be true to yourself. Strong enough to be true to yourself. Brave enough to be strong enough to be true to yo…"

"So often I have said in the past, when a war is over, the statesmen should not go into conference one with another, b…"

"the more violent the boy, the more I see that he creates, and when he kicks the others with his big boots, treads on …"

"Dowghter, in this I can thinke no other But that it is true thys proverbe olde, Hastye love is soone hot and soone co…"