Pablo Casals cytaty

„Muzyka współczesna to pustynia, na której gdzieniegdzie można znaleźć wyplute pestki daktyli.”

“Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart..”

“The CHILD must know that he is a MIRACLE, that since the beginning of the world there hasn’t been, and until the end of the world will not be, another child like him.”

“To live is not enough; we must take part.”

“Real understanding does not come from what we learn in books; it comes from what we learn from love of nature, of music, of man. For only what is learned in that way is truly understood.”

“This is the greatest honour I have ever received in my life. Peace has always been my greatest concern.”

“To the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world.”

“The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? There is a brotherhood among all men. This must be recognized if life is to remain. We must learn the love of man.”

“The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all.”

“I have not played the cello in front of an audience since long years but I think I must do it this time. I am going to play a melody from the Catalonian folklore: The singing of the Birds. Birds, when in the sky, go singing: Peace, peace, peace. And this is a melody that Bach, Beethoven and all great people would have admired and loved. And, in addition, it springs up from the soul of my country: Catalonia.”