Music is the only art that actually lives.
Chopin was an invalid, as you know, but his music was volcanic.
Musical expression is never primarily national, but is personal and individual rather. It is so deep, so profound, that it goes beyond and below nationality and gives voice to the most private feeling. In music there is never exact heredity. Each man is an individual.
Rhythm is the pulse of music.
I loved your country [America] before I knew it.
The mere fact of knowing that a great audience waits on your labor is enough to shake all your nerves to pieces.