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.

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.

The most perfect technique is that which is not noticed at all.

For me, Bach is like Shakespeare. He has known all and felt all. He is everything.

Music will save the world.

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

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