"I don't need the money, dear. I work for art."
"When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life now that I am old I know that it is."
Oscar Wilde on Money"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money."
John Ruskin on Money"Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants."
Benjamin Franklin on Money"The lack of money is the root of all evil."
Mark Twain on Money"Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it."
Mark Twain on Money"There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility."
"I don't need the money, dear. I work for art."
"An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house."
"I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage."
"When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point."