"Bach is thus a terminal point. Nothing..." - Quote by Albert Schweitzer
Bach is thus a terminal point. Nothing comes from him; everything merely leads to him.
More by Albert Schweitzer
“Our degeneration, when it is traced back to its origin in our view of the world really consists in the fact that true optimism has vanished unperceived from our midst.”
“Reverence for life, veneratio vitæ, is the most direct and at the same time the profoundest achievement of my will-to-live.”
“The ethic of Reverence for Life is the ethic of Love widened into universality.”
More on Music
“I always say this about my music, and music in general: Music is like a time capsule. Each album reflects what I'm going through or what's going on in my life at that moment.”
“I think the music reflects the state that the society is in. It doesn't suggest the state. I think the poets and musicians and artists are of the age - not only do they lead the age on, but they also reflect that age. [...] Like The Beatles. We came out of Liverpool and we reflected our background and we reflected our thoughts in what we sang, and that's all people are doing.”
“I never listen to the radio. If it's bad, I make fun of it, and if it's good, I get jealous that I didn't think of it.”
More on Greatness
“There is sense in hoping for recognition in a distant future only when we take it for granted that mankind will remain essentially unchanged, and that whatever is great is not for one age only but will be looked upon as great for all time.”
“Don't let the silly little dramas of each day get you down. For you are here to do great things.”
“The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.”