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

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

I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign of the public's favor.

Can you appreciate music without playing it? Yes, you can. You can appreciate baseball without playing it. Many people attend a football game merely for the crowd, the excitement, the color.

Music has a lot in com­mon with math­e­mat­ics. But in music, two and two need not make four: they add up to what­ever you wish.

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

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.