WIST

I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) American composer
“Contingencies,” Themes and Episodes (1966)

The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music — they should be taught to love it instead.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) American composer
“Subject: Music,” New York Times Magazine (27 Sep 1964)

Music’s exclusive function is to structure the flow of time and keep order in it.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) American composer
(Attributed)

In G. Szamosi, The Twin Dimensions: Inventing Time and Space (1986)

Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) American composer
An Autobiography (1936)