Famous Quotes by Vladimir Horowitz
- "Your mind must control, but you must have heart . . . . Give your feeling free." —Vladimir Horowitz on Control
- "I must tell you I take terrible risks. Because my playing is very clear, when I make a mistake you hear it. If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake. Never be afraid to dare." —Vladimir Horowitz on Inspirational
Wikiquote Article on Vladimir Horowitz
Vladimir Horowitz (October 1, 1903รข"November 5, 1989) was a classical pianist.
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- I am famous, but I am not well known.
- Perfection itself is imperfection.
- It's better to make your own mistakes than to copy someone else's.
- My future is in my past and my past is in my present. I must now make the present my future.
- When I am on the stage, I'm a king. No one can interfere with me because I have something to do, and it has to be the best which is within me.
- I'm a general. My soldiers are the keys, and I have to command them.
- My face is my passport.
- The piano is an orchestra with 88 ... things, you know.
- There are only three kinds of pianists; Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists.
- If I don't practice for a day, I know it. If I don't practice for two days, my wife knows it. If I don't practice for three days, the world knows it
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