Hard Quote by Johann Sebastian Bach

“You're the kind of child who might develop a passion for Bach." I told him I hadn't at school. The one Bach piece I…

— Dodie Smith

“I'm convinced that Bach is the greatest genius who ever walked among us, and the Brandenburgs are what he wrote when he was happy.”

— Douglas Adams

“Bach's music confront the player and the audience in a very alone way, and I try at that moment to put away pretensions-in levels…

— Christian Tetzlaff

“All Bach's last movements are like the running of a sewing machine. (on Bach)”

— Arnold Bax

“If you ever desire to gain the mastery over any skill and talent, then, you must convert as much time as Sebastian Bach converted.”

— Sunday Adelaja

“Hard work makes you feel good because you have accomplished something.”

— Alcurtis Turner

“All my life, I have believed that hard work and effort will be rewarded.”

— Joelle Charbonneau

Bach is an astronomer, discovering the most marvellous stars. Beethoven challenges the universe. I only try to express the soul and the heart of…

— Frederic Chopin

“Did anyone tell Toscanini, or Bach, that he had to choose between music and family, between art and a normal life?”

— Elizabeth Mann Borgese

“BACH! A colossal syllable, one which makes composers tremble, brings performers to their knees, beatifies the Bach-lover, and apparently bores the daylights out of…

— Paul Elie

Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.

— Yo-Yo Ma

“Oh well,' said Jack: and then, 'Did you ever meet Bach?' 'Which Bach?' 'London Bach.' 'Not I.' 'I did. He wrote some pieces for…

— Patrick O'Brian