Children are given Mozart because of the small quantity of the notes; grown-ups avoid Mozart because of the great quality of the notes.

The sonatas of Mozart are unique; they are too easy for children, and too difficult for artists.

I know two kinds of audiences only--one coughing, and one not coughing.

The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides.

I always make sure that the lid over the keyboard is open before I start to play.

Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you; music cannot punish - only bless.

When a piece gets difficult, make faces.

Mozart is a garden, Schubert is a forest in light and shade, but Beethoven is a mountain range.

Practice in tranquility.

It is not music's function to express rational necessities.

Applause is a receipt, not a note of demand.

And in the end, really, there's nothing much to say about a true war story, except maybe "Oh.

I think that military, corporate, and non-political organizations are pretty much similar.

Senior men have no monopoly on great ideas. Nor do creative people. Some of the best ideas come from account executives, researchers and others. Encourage this, you need all the ideas you can get.

Choosing to be grateful earns you happiness

You count snouts,” Straha said. “Whichever side can persuade most snouts to join it prevails. It does not have to be clever. It does not have to be wise. It only needs to be popular.

A hero's love is as delicate as a maiden's.

I am the hero of Africa.

You will notice already that Mr. Baggins was not quite so prosy as he liked to believe, also that he was very fond of flowers.

Fascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it kills them.

I remind myself that my pain is not unique. Everybody suffers.