"You cannot play the piano well unless you……" — Arthur Rubinstein

"You cannot play the piano well unless you are singing within you."

— Arthur Rubinstein

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29 Quotes by Arthur Rubinstein

Arthur Rubinstein has 29 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The seasons are what a symphony ought to be: four perfect movements in harmony with each other.
We only begin to live life when we learn to accept it on its own terms.
...no formula for success [exists] except, perhaps, an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings." "I accept life unconditionally.…
...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one…
To be alive, to able to see, to walk...it's all a miracle. I have adapted the technique of living life…
People are always setting conditions for happiness... I love life without condition.
At every concert I leave a lot to the moment. I must have the unexpected, the unforeseen. I want to…
I was born very, very lazy and I don't always practice very long. but I must say, in my defense,…
Composing a concert is like composing a menu.... If you start with light pieces and play a 45-minute sonata after…
I'm a free person; I feel terribly free. They could put me in chains and I still would be free…
Sometimes when I sit down to practice and there is no one else in the room, I have to stifle…
When I play, I make love – it is the same thing.

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More Cannot Play Quotes

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Commerce is a game of skill which everyone cannot play and few can play well. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and of the fact that the… — Anatol Rapoport
As Rousseau could not compose without his cat beside him, so I cannot play chess without my king's bishop. In… — Siegbert Tarrasch
When I analyse a position, I have a sparring partner who understands chess amazingly well. In a way I feel… — Boris Gelfand
I am the best tennis player who cannot play tennis. — Ion Tiriac
Time and space cannot play any part between two loving hearts. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
You cannot play for Arsenal and give up, no matter what the score is. — Arsene Wenger
We cannot play at preaching. We preach for eternity. — Charles Spurgeon
I must be absolutely clear about this. Britain cannot accept the present situation on the budget. It is demonstrably unjust.… — Margaret Thatcher
You cannot play with fire. — Al-Waleed bin Talal
I cannot write music. I cannot play the piano. — Jayne Meadows
You don't get to celebrate yourself unless you risk being mocked or rejected. As an artist, you cannot play it… — M. Night Shyamalan

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