"I do not know what the meaning of my life is, if it is not to make music."

"The Jew's whole existence is based on the principle of parasitism."

"I live in a perpetual state of nervous excitation, which is both a torment and a source of inspiration."

"I can only compose if I am in a state of frantic excitement. My nerves must be in a state of tension, of feverish agitation."

"I am the most German of all Germans. I am the German spirit incarnate."