122 Quotes by Igor Stravinsky

Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.

I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust.

Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.

Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.

Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor; we do not remember him in it.

Just as appetite comes from eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning

It's one of nature's ways that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generation immediately preceding us.

I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I've felt it

To continue in one path is to go backward.