And the Law that once contained impossible demands -- Thou Shalt Not. . . -- actually becomes a promise we fulfill in you.
I know two kinds of audiences only--one coughing, and one not coughing.
The sonatas of Mozart are unique; they are too easy for children, and too difficult for artists.
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.
I am attracted only to music which I consider to be better than it can be performed. Therefore I feel (rightly or wrongly) that unless a piece of music presents a problem to me, a never-ending problem, it doesn't interest me too much.
Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you; music cannot punish - only bless.
Africa is wealthy in natural resources; the problem is they are not optimally utilized.
People have the natural capacity to affirm and embrace life in the most difficult of circumstances.
Gardener's , like everyone else, live second by second and minute by minute. What we see at one particular moment is then and there before us. But there is a second way of seeing. Seeing with the eye of memory, not the eye of our anatomy, calls up days and seasons past and years gone by.
Child! Turn your face to the light, to the science, to the reason, to the truth, to the peace! Child! Be modern, be compassionate, be individual, and be independent! Child! Don't be the man of anyone or any system, don't believe in any religious stories, and don't ever be silent against any oppressor! Child, turn your face to the light and walk towards the light!