Say things to the world that are true.

To the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world.

Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear, which is anything but transcendent. He has reached the heart of every noble thought, and has done it in the most perfect way.

Of course, I continue to play and to practice. I think I would do so if I lived for another hundred years.

Music must serve a purpose; it must be a part of something larger than itself, a part of humanity.

Yes, it is true. I am a miracle. I am a miracle like a tree is a miracle, like a flower is a miracle. Now, if I am a miracle, can I do a bad thing? I can't, because I am a miracle, I am a miracle. . . .

Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe; a moment that never was before and never will be again.