Astor Piazzolla quotes
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“For me, tango was always for the ear rather than the feet.”
-- Astor Piazzolla -
“I still can't believe that some pseudocritics continue to accuse me of having murdered tango. They have it backward. They should look at me as the saviour of tango. I performed plastic surgery on it.”
-- Astor Piazzolla
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“I'm content to stand on tradition. I'm even more content to wipe my feet on it.”
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“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”
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Source : Abba Solomon Eban (1999). “Diplomacy for the Next Century”, p.88, Yale University Press
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“You must lend an ear today, because we are the leaders of tomorrow”
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“In plain proletarian worker's language, it takes two to tango.”
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