After conducting a concert in a small town, I once received the following note from a farmer who had attended the performance: "Dear Sir, I wish to inform you that the man who played the long thing you pull in and out only did so during the brief periods you were looking at him."
Arturo ToscaniniIf you want to please the critics, don't play too loud, too soft, too fast, too slow.
Arturo ToscaniniI kissed my first girl and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. I haven't had time for tobacco since.
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 Toscanini