Erik Satie
The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest. It is he who invented the sublime art of ruining poetry.Collection: Poetry
When I was young, I was told: 'You'll see, when you're fifty.' I am fifty and I haven't seen a thing.
Je suis venu au monde tres jeune dans un temps tres vieuxCollection: Life
I am by far your superior, but my notorious modesty prevents me from saying so.Collection: Modesty
Before I compose a piece, I walk round it several times, accompanied by myself.Collection: Music
When I was young, people used to say to me: Wait until you're fifty, you'll see. I am fifty. I haven't seen anything.Collection: People
Experience is a form of paralysis.Collection: Form
I have never written a note I didn't mean.Collection: Mean
I came into the world very young, in an age that was very old.Collection: Age
Last year I gave several lectures on "Intelligence and Musicality among Animals" ... Today I am going to speak to you about "Intelligence and Musicality among Critics" ... The subject is much the same, with some modifications, of course.Collection: Animal
I am tired of always dying with a broken heart.Collection: Tired
Why attack God? He may be as miserable as we are.Collection: God
The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest.Collection: Inspiring
I eat only white foods: eggs, sugar, grated bones, the fat of dead animals; veal, salt, coconut, chicken cooked in white water; fruit mold, rice, turnips; camphorated sausage, dough, cheese (white), cotton salad, and certain fish (skinless).Collection: Animal
We should have a music of our own - if possible, without any Sauerkraut.Collection: Should Have
I took to my room and let small things evolve slowly.Collection: Rooms
We cannot doubt that animals both love and practice music. That is evident. But it seems their musical system differs from ours. It is another school....We are not familiar with their didactic works. Perhaps they don't have any.Collection: Music
My dream is to be played everywhere, not only at the Opera.Collection: Dream
I liked the bit about quarter to eleven.Collection: Quarters
Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk.Collection: Moving