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

Every wrong seems possible today, and is accepted. I don't accept it.

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

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. . . .

To retire is to begin to die.

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

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