The art of not playing in tempo--one has to learn it. And the art of not playing what is written on the printed paper.

Let us not forget that the greatest composers were also the greatest thieves. They stole from everyone and everywhere.

The earth becomes heaven when you release your fear. The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human.

You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children.

I used to think that eighty was a very old age. Now I am ninety. I do not think this any more. As long as you are able to admire and to love, you are young.

The heart of the melody can never be put down on paper.

The simplest things in music are the ones that count. The simplest thing are, of course, also the most difficult to achieve and take years of work.