You cannot play the piano well unless you are singing within you.
Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition.
Even when I'm sick and depressed, I love life.
Sometimes 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.
I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.
Composing a concert is like composing a menu.... If you start with light pieces and play a 45-minute sonata after the interlude, it's like starting dinner with hors d'oeuvres and dessert and finishing with a Châteaubriand and vegetables.