Quotes by : Ned Rorem

Artists by definition innocent don't steal. But they do borrow without giving back.

Perfection is no more a requisite to art than to heroes.

The art of translation lies less in knowing the other language than in knowing your own.

Classic means standard as opposed to Romantic: form before meaning as opposed to meaning before form.....

Sooner or later you've heard all your best friends have to say. Then comes the tolerance of real love.....

Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.

Humor is the ability to see three sides to one coin.