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“When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.”

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Author:Bob Hope

“Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it.”

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Author:Tom Lehrer

“The piano has been drinking, not me.”

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Author:Tom Waits

“When you play, never mind who listens to you.”

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Book:Advice to Young Musicians

Source: Advice to Young Musicians

“The public is like a piano. You just have to know what keys to poke.”

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Author:Al Capp

“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”

“I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.”

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Author:Duke Ellington

“The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides.”

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Author:Artur Schnabel

“PIANO, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.”

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Book:The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Large Bold Edition

Source: The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Large Bold Edition