"I'm a free person; I feel terribly free. They could put me in chains and I still would be free because my thoughts wo…"

"Yes, I am very lucky, but I have a little theory about this. I have noticed through experience and observation that p…"

"Music is not a hobby, not even a passion with me; music is me. I feel what people get out of me is this outlook on li…"

"We don't know happiness without unhappiness, gaiety without sadness, and happiness can only be felt if you don't set …"

"...In his fingers he has more skill than any of the rest of us."

"God bless him. He will be remembered forever."

"Just meeting Rubinstein was a thrill for any pianist. He was a real link to tradition in western piano music. He was …"

"Rubinstein was wonderful. For three days he spent hours playing the piano in my room, and then asking me what I thoug…"

"I liked him [Rubinstein] as a pianist. He was a good musician and had a fantastic repertoire. He never had a great te…"

"Rubinstein was jealous of anybody who had a great success. He was jealous of the Beatles and kept on talking about th…"