Eugene Ormandy

“My God, I am a violinist, not a pianist!”

“Congratulations to the new winners of the Stanley Cup. It's a great honor for our city, and I'd like to thank the Broad Street Bullies for showing us how to do it.”

“Any good conductor knows what he's doing. Otherwise, he is not a good conductor.”

“It is not my orchestra, it is our orchestra.”

“I get a little itchy if I don't conduct.”

“I came to the podium, and I found I could not speak. I had nothing to say. I could only stand there and cry.”

“The minute you think you have it, you're finished.”

“Let's play it safe. Let's play it in tune.”

“I never use a score when I conduct for a recording... Do you think he is a conductor who needs a score? No. He is the composer.”

“Who is this General Motors? I have never heard of him.”

“That's the way it is with the Philadelphia Orchestra. We're a family. We've been together for so long.”

“If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.”