The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an ideal always before him, causes it, read more

The person with a fixed goal, a clear picture of his desire, or an ideal always before him, causes it, through repetition, to be buried deeply in his subconscious mind and is thus enabled, thanks to its generative and sustaining power, to realize his goal in a minimum of time and with a minimum of physical effort. Just pursue the thought unceasingly. Step by step you will achieve realization, for all your faculties and powers become directed to that end.

We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men read more

We are told never to cross a bridge until we come to it, but this world is owned by men who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far ahead of the crowd.

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in
which it is overestimated.

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in
which it is overestimated.

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your
arms too full to embrace the read more

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your
arms too full to embrace the present.

I pray without ceasing now. My personal prayer is: Make me an
instrument which only truth can speak.

I pray without ceasing now. My personal prayer is: Make me an
instrument which only truth can speak.

Whatever befalls the earth befalls the son of the earth. Man did not weave
the web of life; he is read more

Whatever befalls the earth befalls the son of the earth. Man did not weave
the web of life; he is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web,
he does to himself.

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other read more

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method
of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists
solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.

For the cause that lacks assistance, The wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good read more

For the cause that lacks assistance, The wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distance, And the good that I can do.

I must tell you I take terrible risks. Because my playing is very clear, when I make a mistake you read more

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.