An interpreter must give his blood to the work interpreted.

I don't say that I never feel fear before a performance, but I have learned to channel it.

When I am playing, I am in ecstasy; that is what I live for.

Mozart shows a creative power of such magnitude that one can virtually say that he tossed out of himself one great masterpiece after another.

I think it's beautiful to practice. I love to practice.

The body is a rock; the arms are snakes

You made the choices that brought you to this place in life. But the thing about choices is that you can always make new ones. Choose to change your life.

I've got a kid in Africa that I feed, that I clothe, that I school, that I inoculate for 75 cents a day. Which is practically nothing compared to what it cost to send him there.

They say it's darkest before the dawn, but it also tend to be quietest, and the quiet lets you hear yourself better.

Germany must remain Germany.

We know the principles of coaching. The art is knowing when to apply them.

With thee conversing I forget all time.

You know, most people really don't know me.

Good wares make good markets.

Show me the prison, Show me the jail, Show me the prisoner whose life has gone stale. And I'll show you a young man with so many reasons why And there, but for fortune, go you or I.

I bounced off a rock at the bottom and saw stars for a second, but I wasn't knocked out. It's the rush of rushes, the most incredible feeling I've ever had.