The result was magnificent . . . I became the father of two girls and two boys, lovely children by good fortune they all look like my wife.
Arthur RubinsteinTo be alive, to able to see, to walk...it's all a miracle. I have adapted the technique of living life from miracle to miracle.
Arthur RubinsteinOf course there is no formula for success, except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life, and what it brings
Arthur RubinsteinSometimes when I sit down to practice and there is no one else in the room, I have to stifle an impulse to ring for the elevator man and offer him money to come in and hear me.
Arthur Rubinstein...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great wine connoisseur invited the composer to dinner. 'This is the Brahms of my cellar,' he said to his guests, producing a dust-covered bottle and pouring some into the master's glass. Brahms looked first at the color of the wine, then sniffed its bouquet, finally took a sip, and put the glass down without saying a word. 'Don't you like it?' asked the host. 'Hmm,' Brahms muttered. 'Better bring your Beethoven!'
Arthur Rubinstein