Times change, people change, thought and feeling take new shapes, put on fresh garments, sons bow their heads unwillingly to that which enraptured their fathers.

A man is not necessarily a master because he happened to compose two or three centuries ago. Let us beware of the worship of mere antiquity.

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

Man is naturally lazy, therefore he invents labor-saving devices.

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

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

I am inclined to believe that some music, like certain poetry, finds its appeal and way to all.