The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven, Wagner, Bach and Mozart settled down day after day to the job in hand with as much regularity as an accountant settles down each day to his figures. They didn't waste time waiting for inspiration.

  • -- Ernest Newman 欧内斯特·纽曼

伟大的作曲家不是因为受到启发而开始创作,而是因为工作而变得有灵感。贝多芬、瓦格纳、巴赫和莫扎特日复一日地埋头于手头的工作,就像会计师每天埋头于他的数字一样有条不紊。他们没有浪费时间等待灵感。

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I think that the failures of Enron and WorldCom and other companies are partially failures of investors to recognize companies that are selling for a thousand times nothing, but chances are they may be worth only that.

我认为安然、世通和其他公司的失败,在一定程度上是因为投资者没有认识到,这些公司正在以千倍于零的价格出售,但它们很可能只值这么多钱。

I love working with a cast and a group of people every day, which is different than recording because you're usually pretty isolated and alone. They serve as a good balance for each other.

我喜欢每天与一群演员和一群人一起工作,这和录音不同,因为你通常很孤独。它们可以很好地平衡彼此。

Physicists are more like avant-garde composers, willing to bend traditional rules... Mathematicians are more like classical composers.

物理学家更像前卫的作曲家,愿意打破传统的规则……数学家更像古典作曲家。

Our time runs on like a stream; first fall the leaves and then the tree.

我们的时间如流水般流逝;先落叶,然后是树。

I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups.

我开始像所有的作曲家一样,为小团体写作。室组。

As long as I can contribute, I'll continue working.

只要我能做出贡献,我就会继续工作。

Like I said, when I was a kid, they inspired me.

就像我说的,当我还是个孩子的时候,他们激励了我。