Classical composers are sometimes just as good at quotes as they are at music, according to an article on Classic FM featuring 22 inspiring composer quotes. Claude Debussy stated, "Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art." Leonard Bernstein said, "To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time." Bela Bartok declared, "Competitions are for horses, not artists." Franz Liszt noted, "Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist." Gustav Mahler remarked, "I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way." Igor Stravinsky said, "Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal." Edward Elgar stated, "I always said God was against art and I still believe it." Johannes Brahms observed, "Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind." Joseph Haydn explained, "There was no one near to confuse me, so I was forced to become original." George Bizet said, "As a musician I tell you that if you were to suppress adultery, fanaticism, crime, evil, the supernatural, there would no longer be the means for writing one note." J.S. Bach stated, "I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well." Erik Satie noted, "The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest