The ultimate necessity is the summoning of the mind and will to do their duty.
Piano playing is more difficult than statesmanship. It is harder to awake emotions in ivory keys than it is in human beings.
Fatherland before everything, art afterward.
America, the country of my heart, my second home.
Rhythm is the pulse of music.
I am inclined to believe that some music, like certain poetry, finds its appeal and way to all.