All Quotes

“The impressions we receive, which often appear merely chaotic, consist of three elements; the impression of the color of the object, its form, and of its combined color and form, i.e., of the object itself. At this point the individuality of the artist comes to the front and disposes, as he wills, these three elements. It is clear, therefore, that the choice of object (i.e., of one of the elements in the harmony of form) must be decided only by a corresponding vibration in the human soul.. Quote of Kandinsky, Munich, 1910; as cited in Artists on Art”

“Mystery, speaking through mysteries. Isn't that meaning? Isn't that the conscious or unconsciousnes purpose of the compulsive urge to create? Quote, c. 1910; as cited by de:Wolf”

“Opposites and contradictions, that is our harmony. German original: Gegensätze und Widerspruche, dass ist unsere Harmonie. short quote, 1911; as cited in schönberg and Kandinsky: An Historic Encounter , by Klaus Kropfinger; ed. Konrad Boehmer; published by Routledge (imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informal company), 2003, p. 9, note 1”

“[ Schoenberg's ] music leads us into a realm where musical experience is a matter not of the ear but of the soul alone, and at this point the music of the future begins. Quote of Kandinsky, 1911; in Concerning the Spiritual in Art , transl. Michael T. Sadler (1914); reprint. New York: Dover, 1977), p. 17”

“In your [ composer Schönberg's ] works, you have realized what I, albeit in uncertain form, have so greatly longed for in music. The independent progress through their own destinies, the independent life of the individual voices in your compositions, is exactly what I am trying to find in my painting. in his letter to Arnold Schönberg , 18 Jan. 1911; as cited in Schonberg and Kandinsky: An Historic Encounter , by Klaus Kropfinger; edited by Konrad Boehmer; published by Routledge (imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informal company), 2003, p. 9”

“Kandinsky visited a concert with music of Schönberg on 11 Jan. 1911 with Franz Marc , Alexej von Jawlensky , Gabriele Münter and others; they played compositions, Schönberg wrote in 1907 and 1909: his second string quartet and the 'Three piano pieces'”

“At the moment there is a great tendency in painting to discover the 'new' harmony by constructive means whereby the rhythmic is built on an almost geometric form.. .I am certain that our own modern harmony is not to be found in the 'geometric' way, but rather in the anti”

“..the works of Mozart . They create a welcome pause amidst the storms of our inner life, a vision of consolation and hope, but we hear them like sounds of another, vanished and essential unfamiliar age. Clashing discords, loss of equilibrium.. Quote from: On the Spiritual in Art , 1911; as cited in Schönberg and Kandinsky: An Historic Encounter , by Klaus Kropfinger; edited by Konrad Boehmer; published by Routledge (imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informal company), 2003, p. 17”

“An artist who sees that the imitation of natural appearances, however artistic, is not for him”

“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.”

“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.”

“The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I worked hard every day.”

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”

“There is no greater feeling than winning as a team.”

“You have to be willing to pay the price. You have to be willing to work hard.”

“I wasn't naturally gifted. I just worked harder than everyone else.”

“Success is not about being the best; it's about being better than you were yesterday.”

“The only way to deal with pressure is to enjoy it.”

“Great things are accomplished by those who keep trying.”

“Über den anschaulichen Inhalt der quantentheoretischen Kinematik und Mechanik”

“Critique of the Physical Concepts of the Corpuscular Theory”

“Quantum theory provides us with a striking illustration of the fact that we can fully understand a connection though we can only speak of it in images and parables . Die Quantentheorie ist so ein wunderbares Beispiel dafür, daß man einen Sachverhalt in völliger Klarheit verstanden haben kann und gleichzeitig doch weiß, daß man nur in Bildern und Gleichnissen von ihm reden kann.”

“Kein Chaos, aus dem nicht wieder Ordnung würde”

“An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject, and how to avoid them. Ein Fachmann ist ein Mann, der einige der gröbsten Fehler kennt, die man in dem betreffenden Fach machen kann, und der sie deshalb zu vermeiden versteht.”

“In general, scientific progress calls for no more than the absorption and elaboration of new ideas”

“The problem of values is nothing but the problem of our acts, goals and morals. It concerns the compass by which we must steer our ship if we are to set a true course through life. The compass itself has been given different names by various religions and philosophies: happiness, the will of God, the meaning of life”

“Do you believe in a personal God?”

“There is a fundamental error in separating the parts from the whole , the mistake of atomizing what should not be atomized. Unity and complementarity constitute reality . Heisenberg's praise for Ruth Anshen's book Biography of An Idea found on the back cover”

“He began to see that the recognition of relativity, interconnectedness, and impermanence as fundamental aspects of physical reality, which had been so difficult for himself and his fellow physicists, was the very basis of the Indian spiritual traditions.”

“I felt more keenly than before the need of a philosophy that would do justice to the infinite vitality of nature . In the inexhaustible activity of the atom, in the endless resourcefulness of plants, in the teeming fertility of animals, in the hunger and movement of infants, in the laughter and play of children , in the love and devotion of youth, in the restless ambition of fathers and the lifelong sacrifice of mothers, in the undiscourageable researches of scientists and the sufferings of genius , in the crucifixion of prophets and the martyrdom of saints”