Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.
Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.
Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. I you...
Work with some men is as besetting a sin as idleness.
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.
If you have everything under control, you're not moving fast enough
Thought is an errand boy, fear a mine of...