Man is naturally lazy, therefore he invents labor-saving devices.

If I miss one day of practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it.

I owe my sucess in one per cent to my talent, in ten per cent to luck, and in ninety per cent to hard word. Work, work, and more work is the secret to success.

I cannot imagine a genuinely happy home without music in it.

You are a dear soul who plays polo, and I am a poor Pole who plays solo.

If I do not practice one day; I know it. If I do not practice the next, the orchestra knows it; if I do not practice the third day, the whole world knows it.

The culture of any country is gauged first by its progress in art.

Art without technique is invertebrate, shapeless, characterless.

The very essence of success is practice.

When one is an artist, what else can he be?

The Pole listening to Chopin listens to the voice of his whole race.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

When my hands can no longer make these hammers and strings play for you, my heart will always sing to you.

Representations that do not make sense are the best Trade Marks

Toni, I barely know you, but I canna see anything remotely unworthy about you. any man would be blessed and honored to receive yer love." (Ian MacPhie)

A meal can be an erotic experience in itself.

I think fine dining is dying out everywhere... but I think there will be - and there has to always be - room for at least a small number of really fine, old-school fine-dining restaurants.

Hillary Clinton is unworthy of being the President of the United States; she has done nothing important that is good

I love money, I love women, I like to work hard and I don't use drugs.

I'm going for something very raw and organic.

On every thing are traced decay and change. Look! how the shifting seasons slip away.