The sonatas of Mozart are unique; they are too easy for children, and too difficult for artists.

I know two kinds of audiences only--one coughing, and one not coughing.

The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides.

I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play.

Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you; music cannot punish - only bless.

When a piece gets difficult, make faces.

Children are given Mozart because of the small quantity of the notes; grown-ups avoid Mozart because of the great quality of the notes.

Mozart is a garden, Schubert is a forest in light and shade, but Beethoven is a mountain range.

Practice in tranquility.

It is not music's function to express rational necessities.

Applause is a receipt, not a note of demand.

Remember that every man is a variation of yourself

Life is all about the choices we didn't make

Form ever follows function.

But I wanted marriage for myself. I was not calculating about it. I wish I was more calculating.

When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand.

Life is too short to be little. Man is never so manly as when he feels deeply, acts boldly, and expresses himself with frankness and with fervour.

It stared at them, and it paused for a hundred years, which transpired in a dozen heart beats.

I enjoyed acting and marveled that one could get paid for doing it.

I don't ever look back. I look forward.

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