If I miss one day of practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it.

Art is great only when it bears the stamp of the individual.

I established a certain standard of behavior, that, during my playing, there must be no talking.

Rhythm is the pulse of music.

The ultimate necessity is the summoning of the mind and will to do their duty.

Beginnings play their prized part in every finished human accomplishment, for beginnings mean the birth of added progress.

If I don't practise for one day, I know it; if I don't practise for two days, the critics knows it; if I don't practise for three days, the audience knows it.