Richard Wagner Quotes & Sayings

14 most famous Richard Wagner quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was a German composer who passed away on 13 February, 1883.

“Joy is not in things; it is in us.”

“Imagination creates reality.”

“I am convinced that there are universal currents of Divine Thought vibrating the ether everywhere and that any who can feel these vibrations is inspired.”

“I am fond of them, of the inferior beings of the abyss, of those who are full of longing.”

“Achievements, seldom credited to their source, are the result of unspeakable drudgery and worries.”

“Divorce is one of the most financially traumatic things you can go through. Money spent on getting mad or getting even is money wasted.”

“I hate this fast growing tendency to chain men to machines in big factories and deprive them of all joy in their efforts - the plan will lead to cheap men and cheap products.”

“I write music with an exclamation point!”

“Even if I know I shall never change the masses, never transform anything permanent, all I ask is that the good things also have their place, their refuge.”