Leopold Stokowski quotes

I simply make music, and people have always been foolish enough to pay me for it. I never told them that I would have done it all for nothing. (Leopold Stokowski)
As a boy I remember how terribly real the statues of the saints would seem at 7 o'clock Mass-before I'd had breakfast. From that I learned always to conduct hungry. View quote
Leopold Stokowski
On matters of intonation and technicalities I am more than a martinet- I am a martinetissimo. View quote
Leopold Stokowski
I understand you are doing "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." I would love to do that for you. I will do it for nothing. View quote
Leopold Stokowski
A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. View quote
Leopold Stokowski
It is my profound wish that this entire collection shall be devoted to the advancement of fine music for the continued enjoyment of music enthusiasts throughout the United States, be they students of the arts, performing artists, or members of that vast audience of music lovers among the American public. View quote
Leopold Stokowski
Music can be all things to all men. It is like a great dynamic sun in the center of a solar system which sends out its rays and inspiration in every direction. ... It is as if the heavens open and a divine voice calls. Something in our souls responds and understands. We are speaking here of the most inspired music. View quote
Leopold Stokowski
I believe that music can be an inspirational force in all our lives - that its eloquence and the depth of its meaning are all-important. View quote
Leopold Stokowski