Art without technique is invertebrate, shapeless, characterless.

If I miss one day of practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it.

I owe my sucess in one per cent to my talent, in ten per cent to luck, and in ninety per cent to hard word. Work, work, and more work is the secret to success.

I cannot imagine a genuinely happy home without music in it.

You are a dear soul who plays polo, and I am a poor Pole who plays solo.

If I do not practice one day; I know it. If I do not practice the next, the orchestra knows it; if I do not practice the third day, the whole world knows it.

The culture of any country is gauged first by its progress in art.

The very essence of success is practice.

When one is an artist, what else can he be?

Man is naturally lazy, therefore he invents labor-saving devices.

The Pole listening to Chopin listens to the voice of his whole race.

The world will never know you because you did not work hard enough

Life is spiritual.

I was always observing. Even while talking, living, going through every motion, I was watching myself and the situation. That's a writer. Always observing.

What pioneer ever had chart and a lighthouse to steer by?

The chill of what I won't feel gnaws at my present heart.

A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.

The Father and the Son have one Will, and that Will is the Holy Ghost, Who gives Himself to the soul so that the Divine Nature permeates the powers of the soul so that it can only do God-like works.

I don’t believe in all this public-funded health care, we can’t afford it. If you want health care, you pay for it.

All those who belong to Jesus Christ are fastened with Him to the cross.

You avoid the hype while you're working, you have to, but the premiere is the one night of the year where you can enjoy it.