Quote by E.M. Forster

“In these few minutes, I was Beethoven's captive and I couldn't have been a more willing participant.”

— Stormy Smith

“I'd like to hear your opinion on this piece of Beethoven. And remember, it is not Beethoven who is being examined here.”

— Paul Strathern

“I'm not Beethoven!”

— Jerry Garcia

“Beethoven... he is a miracle!”

— Alice Herz Sommer

“When Milton met Beethoven he said 'I've been told that you cannot hear.' And that was true, but Beethoven read Milton's lips and understood…

— Nate Denver

“A burst of Beethoven that would have made the composer glad he was deaf erupted from her i-Phone.”

— Ian Simpson

“You can’t sing Beethoven from the neck up --- you’ll bleed! Beethoven is not precious. He’s prodigal as hell. He tramples all over nicety.…

— Robert Shaw

“Oh, well - he wasn't going to write the Beethoven's Ninth Symphony anyway.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“On behalf of all that is good and melodic, Ludwig van Beethoven, I apologize.”

— Sarah Strohmeyer

“...our students should be playing Beethoven with research processes, but instead we are hearing Mary Had a Little Lamb.”

— William Badke

“Cher and share alike. At least in sound. Most of the decisions I make are sound, exactly like Beethoven when he wrote and discarded…

— Jarod Kintz

I think that, as a person, Beethoven talks to everyone in different ways.

— Andris Nelsons