"The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides."

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Source : Quoted in Chicago Daily News, 11 June 1958

Artur Schnabel

#Art Quotes #Silence Quotes #Notes Quotes

“Give the child good books, then let it alone! Don't plough and harrow its brain, or stretch it on Procrustes-beds of standardization, simplification, and what not!”
“I loved math. I was such a nerd! I really enjoyed working through problems and finding the solution.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Genius will live and thrive without training, but it does not the less reward the watering pot and the pruning knife.”
“Stop thinking... Start doing. Think less... Do more. Do the thing... And you will know the way.”
“The Constitution of India seeks to guarantee respect for the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, and the integrity of the electoral process. But time and again, provisions of the Constitution of India have been flagrantly violated in Kashmir, and the ideals that it enshrines have been forgotten.”
“Don't let ignorance win. Let love.”
“Everyone, real or invented, deserves the open destiny of life.”
“Don't anoint me when you can anoint yourself.”

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