A man possesses talent; genius possesses the man.

Mozart's music is like an X-ray of your soul - it shows what is there, and what isn't.

Outsiders always look for a reason to explain why they are not inside. They never look in the mirror. Let's face it, the profession I'm in is a very simple and a very cruel one. There is no way that you can create a career for someone without talent and no way to stop a career of someone with talent.

Music is not an acquired culture... it is an active part of life.

It is only through failure and through experiment that we learn and grow.

Everywhere in the world, music enhances a hall, with one exception: Carnegie Hall enhances the music.

The greatest wealth of this nation is not only the mergers of giant corporations or the possibility of further globalization of the infrastructure of the world. In the United States, our greatest single source of wealth is the minds and talent of our young people. Not to use it is stupid - to waste it is a crime.