Giuseppe Verdi

The theater is a place where one goes to forget oneself.

I am not a politician, but I am an Italian.

I would rather be a farmer than a composer.

My life has been one long struggle against mediocrity.

I am a man of the people, and I write music for the people.

The less one talks about art, the better.

I have always tried to be honest in my art, and in my life.

I am an old man, and I have seen many things, but I have never seen a perfect opera.

I have no theories; I just write music.

I am a practical man, and I like practical solutions.

I don't believe in progress; I believe in improvement.

I am a simple man, and I like simple things.

I have always been a solitary man, and I will die a solitary man.

I have always preferred the country to the city.

I am a man who believes in facts, not in dreams.

I am a man of few words, but my music speaks for itself.

I have always been a realist, and I always will be.

I am a man who works, and I believe in work.

I have always been a man who prefers action to words.

I am a man who loves nature, and I find inspiration in it.