Wagner drives the nail into your head with swinging hammer blows.
The prelude to Tristan and Isolde sounded as if a bomb had fallen into a large music factory and had thrown all the notes into confusion.
There is no law against composing music when one has no ideas whatsoever. The music of Wagner, therefore, is perfectly legal
He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.
Jury: a group of twelve men who, having lied to the judge about their hearing, health and business engagements, have failed to fool him.
I think it would be a good idea.
The first human being who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization.
Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice.