True originality has its foundations in the soul, not in the mind, and when there is an effort to create something different it is usually a failure. Beethoven or Schumann or Chopin did not try to be original. They were… — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
Every new generation in its hour of dawn, filled with the dreams of youth, its thirsts, intoxications and enthusiasms, thinks itself called upon to… — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
If I miss one day of practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days,… — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
If I do not practice one day; I know it. If I do not practice the next, the orchestra knows it; if I do… — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
Beginnings play their prized part in every finished human accomplishment, for beginnings mean the birth of added progress. — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
The genius is the man who has genuine and deep human relations with others, who does not cut himself off in the search for… — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
The Pole listening to Chopin listens to the voice of his whole race. — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
Musical expression is never primarily national, but is personal and individual rather. It is so deep, so profound, that it goes beyond and below… — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
The mere fact of knowing that a great audience waits on your labor is enough to shake all your nerves to pieces. — Ignacy Jan Paderewski Copy Share Image
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