Arthur Schnabel Famous Quotes



"Applause is a receipt, not a bill."

"When I am asked, What do you think of our audience I answer, I know two kinds of audiences only--one coughing, and one not coughing."

"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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"The nature of men and women - their essential nature - is so vile and despicable that if you were to portray a person as he really is, no one would believe you."
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It is easier to pull down than to build up.
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"Men are like wine some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age."
Pope John XXIII

"No one can avoid aging, but aging productively is something else."
Katharine Graham

Bite off more than you can chew and then chew like hell.
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