The mere fact of knowing that a great audience waits on your labor is enough to shake all your nerves to pieces.
Art is the expression of the immortal part of man.
Art is great only when it bears the stamp of the individual.
Piano playing is more difficult than statesmanship. It is harder to awake emotions in ivory keys than it is in human beings.
Music is the only art that actually lives.
Chopin was an invalid, as you know, but his music was volcanic.