Wanda Landowska

“To be a great artist, it is necessary to be a great man.”

“Do not be afraid of sentiment. If you are, you will never be a great artist.”

“You play Bach your way, and I'll play him 'his' way.”

“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”

“The public is a ferocious beast. One must either chain it or flee from it.”

“I never practice; I always play.”

“An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.”

“I am searching for the truth. In my younger days, I was always positive that I had found it.”

“Music needs time.”

“When I was young, I was a revolutionary. Now that I am old, I have become an anarchist.”

“Bach is the foundation of the piano.”

“I hate to be bored.”