Richard Strauss's Quotes

Never look at the trombones. You'll only encourage them.

The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play.

I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.

It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired - you quit when the gorilla is tired.

If you increase the sales tax... everybody would be taxed.