Want Writing Act Musician Composer The creative act is like writing a letter. A letter is a project; you don't sit down to write a letter unless you know what you want to say and to whom you want to say it. - Lukas Foss
May The best way to investigate the elusive phenomenon called the creative process may well be to target all the misconceptions, to explain what the creative process is not. - Lukas Foss
Creativity To come to grips with creativity, I must ask creative, adventurous questions - the kind which, in all likelihood, cannot be answered. - Lukas Foss
Work Music Will As I sit down and start to work, I often panic. I stare at the empty piece of music paper. How can I say that my piece will be ready for performance next January when I do not have a recipe for making it happen? - Lukas Foss
Science Art I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen. - Lukas Foss
Love There is another interesting paradox here: by immersing ourselves in what we love, we find ourselves. We do not lose ourselves. One does not lose one's identity by falling in love. - Lukas Foss
Work Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original. - Lukas Foss
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. - Jane Austen
When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had one loss that I still want to change, but at the same time I realize it is an important part of who I am. - Andrew Shue
I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along. - Michael Phelps