Inspirational Quotations by Igor Stravinsky

  • Just as appetite comes from eating,
    so work brings inspiration,
    if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.
    From Issue 166
  • Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.
    From Issue 166
  • I have learned as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to fonts of wisdom and knowledge.
    From Issue 413
  • I am in the present. I cannot know what tomorrow will bring forth. I can know only what the truth is for me today. That is what I am called upon to serve.
    From Issue 416

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