[on The Music Of Richard

The Art Of Music Is So Deep And Profound That To Approach It Very Seriously Only Is Not Enough. One Must Approach Music With A Serious Rigor And, At The Same Time, With A Great, Affectionate Joy.

Loving A Child Doesn't Mean Giving In To All His Whims; To Love Him Is To Bring Out The Best In Him, To Teach Him To Love What Is Difficult.

It Is One Thing To Be Gifted And Quite Another Thing To Be Worthy Of One's Own Gift.

It Is Nothing To Succeed If One Has Not Taken Great Trouble, And It Is Nothing To Fail If One Has Done The Best One Could.

Everything We Know By Heart Enriches Us And Helps Us Find Ourselves. If It Should Get In The Way Of Finding Ourselves, It Is Because We Have No Personality.