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Best of Bernstein: 10 Quotes for Inspiring and Motivating Musicians and Artists (and Every One Who Dares to Hope and Dream)

Need a little inspiration? Look no further: Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), the great American-born and -trained conductor and composer, educator and humanitarian, spoke volumes in words and deeds: from understanding loss and disappointment, to persisting amid frustration (and fame), to devoting concerts to social causes. Here are ten of our favorite quotes (for musicians and the rest of us).

Where Truth and Beauty Meet: Leonard Bernstein on Practicing Peace, Treasuring Truth, Implementing Love (Audio exclusive)

"Where truth with beauty meets," Leonard Bernstein wrote as he neared his 70th birthday, is home to that over-used, four-letter word -- "I cringe to say it" -- called, love.

“Finalizing the Deal, I Believe You Call It”: Irons Reads Bernstein (Audio exclusive)

Academy award-winning actor Jeremy Irons reads Leonard Bernstein's poem, a negotiation with a gender-changing God, penned six months before his death.

Music Theory 101: Harmony and Tonality, with Professor Bernstein (Videos)

Leonard Bernstein takes us from the very beginning of music all the way through the 20th century in the way only he can.

O-N-C-O-L-O-G-Y and Soap: “Acquiring Knowledge” by Leonard Bernstein, a Lifelong Learner

These two Leonard Bernstein poems from 1939 and 1990 reveal a lifetime of longing for knowledge and meaning from everything: from a bar of soap to battling cancer. Read:

Bernstein’s Poem for Yom Kippur (Audio)

Written in Hebrew for his teacher in Tel Aviv, "Poem for Yom Kippur," captures Leonard Bernstein's devotion to, and struggle with, his Jewish identity. Actress Laila Robins reads.

‘Til Time Shall End’: Bernstein on Meeting Copland (Audio Exclusive)

"Did I tell you how we met on his birthday?" Bernstein says to the interviewer. "Oh, I must have!" Listen to Lenny tell the story of meeting Aaron Copland, only on Classical.org. (Plus, read the sonnet he wrote for Aaron's 80th birthday!)

Lenny Writes “So-called Poems” to a Teenage Sweetheart

Though not all of them are masterpieces, Bernstein's "so-called poems" for a teenage sweetheart are clear flashes of brilliance from a young man with a lifelong love of language.

Leonard Bernstein’s Poetry and Letters: An Introduction

Leonard Bernstein was a man of many words. Start here as you explore this curated collection of Bernstein's poetry, letters, and other writings.

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