Intellectual isolation always follows commercial isolation.

The Pole listening to Chopin listens to the voice of his whole race.

There have been a few moments when I have known complete satisfaction, but only a few. I have rarely been free from the disturbing realization that my playing might have been better.

The great familiar musical works are always greeted by the audiences as ever welcome and beloved friends.

Music expresses first of all sadness rather than joy.

I owe my sucess in one per cent to my talent, in ten per cent to luck, and in ninety per cent to hard word. Work, work, and more work is the secret to success.

When one is an artist, what else can he be?