I have recently been all round the world and have formed a very poor opinion of it.

The English may not like music but they absolutely love the noise it makes.

Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.

In the first movement alone, I took note of six pregnancies and at least four miscarriages. [on Bruckner's 7th symphony]

[They] are quite hopeless drooling, driveling, doleful, depressing, dropsical drips.