The art of music is so deep and profound that to approach it very seriously only is not enough. One must approach music with a serious rigor and, at the same time, with a great, affectionate joy.
Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection, AApex Software, 1994.
-- Nadia Boulanger, (Aug 16 1887-1979), French conductor, educator; She was the first woman to conduct Boston Symphony and NY Philharmonic.