I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them.

Perfection itself is imperfection.

There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists.

False notes [on the piano] are human. Why does everything have to be perfect? You know, perfection itself is imperfection.

Everyone goes to the forest; some go for a walk to be inspired, and others go to cut down the trees.

Your mind must control, but you must have heart . . . . Give your feeling free.

Played percussively, the piano is a bore. If I go to a concert and someone plays like that I have two choices: go home or go to sleep. The goal is to make the piano sing, sing, sing.

I have no style, because I change each time . . . each day I play differently. Today I play differently than yesterday.

The piano is an orchestra with 88...... things, you know

My future is in my past and my past is my present. I must now make the present my future.

If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake.

Not the reality, but your thoughts define your destiny.

Their love story had ended long ago, and yet one smile from him brought it all back, the joy, the heartache, everything. True love stories never have endings.

You're never too young to die.

If I have an iPod, I'm good.

Because of my political views, I've been targeted as a lightning rod, someone who's too far out there.

Willingness to learn is important, but willingness to act on what you learn is critical.

If you do nothing there will be no results

I tell ya, it's tough to save a buck. Right now I'm supporting two fighters. My wife and her mother.

There's probably nobody that knows the Justice Department better than me.