Let us be clear: I take ten times more money for a concert than for an opera performance.

When it becomes clear that no one else shares your level of passion, you are where you belong.

When a young artist is ready, one has to bring him into the limelight.

I feel like a little boy who is constantly offered new toys.

The high note is not the only thing.

Sometimes pianists try to sound like singers: me personally, I try to sound like a Bösendorfer.

I hope I have given back half the joy music has given me.

My strength is my enthusiasm.

We all have a destiny in accordance with the breadth of our shoulders. My shoulders are broad.

If money was my only motivation, I would organize myself differently.

But enough joking. I am singing. This is all my life.

Tous mes anciens amours vont me revenir.'- All my old loves will be returned to me

It was as if God had become not only the object of my praise and thanksgiving but my creative partner as well.

Make an enemy of certainty and befriend doubt. When you can change your mind, you can change anything.

It's amazing how many things you can do when you're just pretending.

I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love.

Who else speaks for the Family of Man? They are in tune and step with constellations of universal law.

Father, I beg of Thee a little task To dignify my days, 'tis all I ask.

I know in this time of great technological advancement, the idea of reading a book seems almost anachronistic, but I think it's worth preserving.

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.

Sin is the mother, and shame the daughter of lewdness.