Quotes by Vladimir Horowitz

• My face is my passport.
• I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them.
• 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.
• If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake.
• My future is in my past and my past is my present. I must now make the present my future.
• Perfection itself is imperfection.
• Life is like a piano; what you get out of it depends on how you play it.