Richard Wagner

I am a genius, and I know it.

I have a terrible need for love, and I never find it.

I am a true German, and I hate everything that is not German.

My art is a religion, and I am its prophet.

I will make the world tremble with my music.

My life is a tragedy, but my music is a triumph.

I am the most unfortunate man on earth, and the most fortunate artist.

I am a god, and the world is my temple.

I am the greatest artist that ever lived.

My music is the language of the gods.

I am a revolutionary, and my art is my weapon.

I have no country, only a homeland in art.

I am a man of contradictions, and my music reflects it.

The world will one day recognize my genius, even if I am dead.

I am a prophet of a new art, and I will lead the way.

I am a German, and I am proud of it.

My art is the only true religion.

I am a man of destiny, and my destiny is to create great art.

I have no fear of death, only of not having created enough.

I am a rebel, and I will always be a rebel.