Hesiod

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike.

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.

I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy the same legal rights as men, the Palestinians who are deprived of their land and condemned to exile.

I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the times of disgrace and craziness.