I never practice; I always play.

The most beautiful thing in the world is, precisely, the conjunction of learning and inspiration. Oh, the passion for research and the joy of discovery!

I never practice; I always play.

The task of a teacher is not to work for the pupil nor to oblige him to work, but to show him how to work.

You play Bach your way, and I’ll play him his way.

Jazz is not a game of chance. Its sonorous disorder is only an appearance. It is an organized force obeying obscure laws, conforming to a secret technique, codified or not, and we discover that no one can become a virtuoso on the spur of the moment in this orchestra of 'noisemakers.

Friendship is more important than truth.