I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?

The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose . to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.

Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.

I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.

Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.

The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players in the orchestra, and then wonders why nobody loves him.

Many people have asked me why there are three pedals in these grand pianos. Well the pedal in the middle is there to separate the two other pedals.