Hesiod

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

Never make a companion equal to a brother.

Happy is the man whom the Muses love: sweet speech flows from his mouth.

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.

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.