"From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first." — Bertolt Brecht, German playwright, born 1898
"The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word silent." — Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, born 1931
"Silence is the essence of the music itself, the vital ingredient that makes it possible for the music to exist at all." — Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, born 1931
"A work of art is like a person: it has more than one soul in its breast." — Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, born 1931
"Let the good in me connect with the good in others, until all the world is transformed through the compelling power of love." — Nachman of Breslov, Founder of the Breslov Hasidic Movement, born 1772
"More men die from overeating than undernourishment." — Nachman of Breslov, Founder of the Breslov Hasidic Movement, born 1772
"If you never want to see the face of hell, when you come home from work every night, dance with your kitchen towel and, if you're worried about waking up your family, take off your shoes." — Nachman of Breslov, Founder of the Breslov Hasidic Movement, born 1772
"Just as your hand, held before the eye, can hide the tallest mountain, so this small earthly life keeps us from seeing the vast radiance that fills the core of the universe." — Nachman of Breslov, Founder of the Breslov Hasidic Movement, born 1772
"Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are." — Nachman of Breslov, Founder of the Breslov Hasidic Movement, born 1772
"There is Truth, the truth of the Truth and there is Peace. The Truth is 'the boy stole an apple', the truth of the Truth is 'the boy was hungry' and Peace is 'nobody stole anything, now, give the boy an apple!'" — Nachman of Breslov, Founder of the Breslov Hasidic Movement, born 1772
"Proper praying is like a person who wanders through a field gathering flowers-one by one, until they make a beautiful bouquet. In the same manner, a person must gather each letter, each syllable, to form them into words of prayer." — Nachman of Breslov, Founder of the Breslov Hasidic Movement, born 1772
"In whatever picture-story we try to do, we are bound to arrive as intruders. It is essential to approach the subject on tiptoe—even if the subject is still-life." — Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer, born 1908