If the newspapers cut me up so much that I shall not venture before the world again, I have resolved to become a house painter; that would be as easy as anything else, and I should, at any rate, still be an artist!

I really don't know whether any place contains more pianists than Paris, or whether you can find more asses and virtuosos anywhere.

I haven't heard anything so great for a long time; Beethoven snaps his fingers at the whole world.

Here, waltzes are called works! And Strauss and Lanner, who play them for dancing, are called Kapellmeistern. This does not mean that everyone thinks like that; indeed, nearly everyone laughs about it; but only waltzes get printed.

Put all your soul into it, play the way you feel!

There are certain times when I feel more inspired, filled with a strong power that forces me to listen to my inner voice, and when I feel more need than ever for a Pleyel piano.

Simplicity is the final achievement.