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

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.

Art without technique is invertebrate, shapeless, characterless.

The very essence of success is practice.

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

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

It takes courage to forgive love and allow yourself to embrace it again, its like discovering wings you thought you've lost

Access to unlimited funds by a government, not surprisingly, leads to an unlimited government.

The question is a curious collection of words.

Peace of mind always comes with knowing who you truly are, where you currently stand, where you positively need to be, and strongly believing in its possibility.

Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave - and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.

I had a mustache when I was 13.

In the lexicon of youth which fate reserves for a bright manhood, there is no such word as fail.

So maybe that's what the difference is, is that when you intend to be happy, then you figure out ways to sustain your happiness or your ability to feel moments of joy in your life.

If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice.

In Italy there is a supreme know-how and a desire to achieve that doesn't really exist anywhere else. You can't make clothes like that in America, because it's just not in the tradition.