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

"I have no joy in anything but music, and that is a torment to me."

"The Jew, who is in fact the most born enemy of pure humanity, is, in general terms, the born enemy of all that is noble in man. He is the born foe of every pure, noble, and spiritual inspiration."

"I am a man who has always followed his own path, regardless of the consequences."

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