I Don't Have Hobbies. I Have Passions.

To The Whole World You Might Be Just One Person, But To One Person You Might Just Be The Whole World.

To Retire Is To Begin To Die.

I Was At Mount Tamalpais Near San Francisco Hiking When A Boulder Came Hurling Down The Mountainside And Smashed My Left Hand. When I Looked At My Mangled Bloody Fingers, I Had A Strange Reaction. 'thank God I Will Never Have To Play Again,' I Said. The Fact Is That Dedication To One's Art Does Involve A Sort Of Enslavement.

The Person Who Works And Is Never Bored Is Never Old. Work And Interest In Worthwhile Things Are The Best Remedy For Age.

For Me, Bach Is Like Shakespeare. He Has Known All And Felt All. He Is Everything.