There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.

Practice like it means everything in the world to you. Perform like you don't give a damn.

No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.

If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.

There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to surpass it.

I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven.

Criticism does not disturb me, for I am my own severest critic. Always in my playing I strive to surpass myself, and it is this constant struggle that makes music fascinating to me.

The discipline of practice every day is essential. When I skip a day, I notice a difference in my playing. After two days, the critics notice, and after three days, so does the audience.

Music has a lot in com­mon with math­e­mat­ics. But in music, two and two need not make four: they add up to what­ever you wish.

If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order.

Just make it (his obituary): born in Russia, first lesson at 3, debut at 7, debut in America in 1917.

Has father from HeavenSent the Angel to me?

You must love and care for yourself because that's when the best comes out.

An architect must remember that the people working or living in his building need space - to dream, to be quiet, to find beauty somewhere.

Smiles are the language of love.

Paranoia plays into all of us. Trust is a terrifying idea of not knowing who we can rely on.

I grew up in Monaco, and in that environment going into the financial sector was the obvious choice.

Never eat anything at one sitting that you can't lift.

Blind people don't decide to see. Jesus says, 'See!' and they see.

If I worried about what the media said I wouldn't get much sleep and I'm able to sleep pretty well.

When you are trusted because you care, it's quite likely the revenue will take care of itself