Quote by: Leonard Bernstein

The gift of imagination is by no means an exclusive property of the artist; it is a gift we all share; to some degree or other all of us are endowed with the powers of fantasy, the dullest of dullards among us has the gift of dreams at night - visions and yearnings and hopes. Everyone can also think; it is the quality thought that makes the difference - not just the quality of logical thinking, but of imaginative thinking. And our greatest thinkers, those who have radically changed our world, have always arrived at their truths by dreaming them; they are first fantasized, and only then subjected to proof.


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Author Bio


  • NameLeonard Bernstein
  • DescriptionAmerican composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist
  • BornAugust 25, 1918
  • DiedOctober 14, 1990
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionConductor; Pianist; Composer; Writer; Choreographer; Musicologist; Jazz Musician
  • WorksSymphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2; Kaddish; West Side Story
  • AwardsGrand Merit Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Ring Of Honour Of The City Wien; Great Golden Medal Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Praemium Imperiale; Léonie Sonning Music Prize