Bedrich Smetana Professions : Composer Born : March 2, 1824 Died : May 12, 1884 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Bedrich Smetana By the grace of God and with His help, I shall one day be a Liszt in technique and a Mozart in composition Bedrich Smetana one-day technique grace I am not ashamed to reply to you in my mother tongue, however imperfectly, and am glad to be able to show that my fatherland means more to me than anything else Bedrich Smetana able mother mean You from within our glasses, you lusty golden brew, whoever imbibes takes fire from you. The young and the old sing your praises. Here's to beer, here's to cheer, here's to beer. Bedrich Smetana cheer beer funny Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors