It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.

It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down resistance, sweeps away all obstacles.

Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose From out night's gray and cloudy sheath; Softly and still it grows read more

Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose From out night's gray and cloudy sheath; Softly and still it grows and grows, Petal by petal, leaf by leaf.

If you seek, how is that different from pursuing sound and form? If you don't seek, how are you different read more

If you seek, how is that different from pursuing sound and form? If you don't seek, how are you different from earth, wood, or stone? You must seek without seeking.

The ends must justify the means.

The ends must justify the means.

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.

The impossible is often the untried.

The impossible is often the untried.

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a
pillow-I have still joy in read more

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a
pillow-I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

Worry is simply an unhealthy and destructive mental
habit.

Worry is simply an unhealthy and destructive mental
habit.