"The sonatas of Mozart are unique; they are too easy for children, and too difficult for artists."

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Source : Quoted in Nat Shapiro, An Encyclopedia of Quotations About Music (1978)

Artur Schnabel

#Children Quotes #Artist Quotes #Unique Quotes

“Winter makes a bridge between one year and another and, in this case, one century and the next.”
“Music is supposed to be entertaining and if it touches you emotionally, so much the better. Sometimes you do it to save your own life, not anybody else's. That's why I write. I'm not trying to change anybody else's life or the world, I'm trying to keep from blowing my own brains out. That's the real point.”
“Maybe there won't be marriage, maybe there won't be sex, but by God there'll be dancing!”
“I think one of the most important things punk brought back was the whole concept of staying independent and doing things yourself. It made music a lot less boring in any category you can name.”
“Mickey Mouse was supposed to be called Mortimer, but Walt Disneyâ€™s wife found it creepy”
“I think I would not be described as a character actor in that I don't take on characteristics which are very alien to me.”
“What at first was plunder assumed the softer name of revenue.”
“Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.”

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