I kissed my first girl and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. I haven't had time for tobacco since.
Arturo ToscaniniIf you want to please the critics, don't play too loud, too soft, too fast, too slow.
Arturo ToscaniniWhen I was young, I kissed my first woman and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. Believe me, never since have I wasted any more time on tobacco.โโAfter I die I shall return to earth as the doorkeeper of a bordello and I won't let a one of you in.
Arturo ToscaniniTo Strauss the composer I take off my hat; to Strauss the man I put it back on again.
Arturo ToscaniniLiberty, in my opinion, is the only orthodoxy within the limits of which art may express itself and flourish freely-liberty that is the best of all things in the life of man, if it is all one with wisdom and virtue.
Arturo ToscaniniCan't you read? The score demands 'con amore,' and what are you doing? You are playing it like married men!
Arturo Toscanini