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

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

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

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

Practice in tranquility.

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

Have I a secret about playing the piano? It's a very simple one. I sit down on the piano stool and make myself comfortable - and I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play.