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.

You are a dear soul who plays polo, and I am a poor Pole who plays solo.

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

I cannot imagine a genuinely happy home without music in it.

Art is the expression of the immortal part of man.

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.

Piano playing is more difficult than statesmanship. It is harder to awake emotions in ivory keys than it is in human beings.