My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesnt each person give his life for his calling? – Clara Schumann
I cannot give a single concert at which I do not play one piece after the other in an agony of terror because my memory threatens to fail me. This fear torments me for days beforehand. – Clara Schumann
My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art. – Clara Schumann
Im happy that I feel a little less out of place in filmmaking than I once was – but its almost impossible for a playwright in the U.S. to make a living. You can have a play, like I did with Angels, and it still generates income for me, but its not enough for me to live on and have health insurance. – Tony Kushner
All the rappers my age are getting Audemars and Rolexes. I want to find my own thing. Thats why I travel the world – for me, thats my B-side, why we go places. I have a Hublot on from time to time but I want a home base watch – something thats elegant but has got a little pizzazz to it. – Wale