“Wagner was a monster. He was anti-Semitic on Mondays and vegetarian on Tuesdays. On Wednesday he was in favor of annexing Newfoundland, Thursday he wanted to sink Venice and Friday he wanted to blow up the pope.”
Tony Palmer
“Everytime I hear Wagner I feel like invading Poland.”
Woody Allen
“I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its paws”
Charles Baudelaire
“Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in America.”
William Howard Taft
“If Bach wriggles, Wagner writhes”
Samuel Butler
“(Wagner) was a 17th seed, he's had an awesome season. He was undefeated, it's a nice way to finish up a career.”
Carrie Bores
“You guys saw him take Billy Wagner. I can't throw as hard as Billy. He's going to hit a fastball. You face him enough times, sooner or later he's going to get everybody.”
Scott Linebrink