Criticism does not disturb me, for I am my own severest critic. Always in my playing I strive to surpass myself, and it is this constant struggle that makes music fascinating to me.

If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order.

When people come to play music as they do to play bridge, civilization will have taken the longest stride forward since the beginning of time.

There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.

Practice like it means everything in the world to you. Perform like you don't give a damn.

There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to surpass it.

No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.