There Is No Such Thing As Perfection,

The Discipline Of Practice Every Day Is Essential. When I Skip A Day, I Notice A Difference In My Playing. After Two Days, The Critics Notice, And After Three Days, So Does The Audience.

Criticism Does Not Disturb Me, For I Am My Own Severest Critic. Always In My Playing I Strive To Surpass Myself, And It Is This Constant Struggle That Makes Music Fascinating To Me.

If I Don't Practice One Day, I Know It; Two Days, The Critics Know It; Three Days, The Public Knows It.

When People Come To Play Music As They Do To Play Bridge, Civilization Will Have Taken The Longest Stride Forward Since The Beginning Of Time.

Practice Like It Means Everything In The World To You. Perform Like You Don't Give A Damn.