Michel Petrucciani

I don’t believe in geniuses, I believe in hard work.

Sometimes I think someone upstairs saved me from being ordinary.

Those who are quite satisfied sit still and do nothing; those who are not quite satisfied are the sole benefactors of the world.

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.

I am what I am Are you what you are or What?

There are certain things we come into this world having to defeat.

As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.

It is the mind that makes good or ill. That which makes us happy or sad; rich or poor.

I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.

You are only as happy as your saddest child.

I am not prejudiced in any way.

I love the beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within – in front of the sea.

Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.

People have the right to think and say whatever they want to. But you have the right not to take it to heart, and not to react.

Every lie is a poison; there are no harmless lies. Only the truth is safe. Only the truth gives me consolation – it is the one unbreakable diamond.

I’m slipping. I’m made of departed dreams and a stubborn fog that feels nothing like a veil.