Practice in tranquility.

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.

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

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

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

Applause is a receipt, not a note of demand.

And the Hippos were boiled in their tanks!

As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter.

I freely admit I know nothing about television or writing for the screen.

Thank you to everybody who voted for me, and to the British public for their encouragement over the last 17 years

I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay.

To a significant degree, we are an overfed and undernourished nation digging an early grave with our teeth, and lacking the energy that could be ours because we overindulge in junk foods.

The most loving thing to do is to share your bed with someone.

I think he intends to run for president... I think Senator McCain cares about the opinions of New Hampshire voters.

A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.

You are Englishmen; mind your privileges, give not away your right.