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Itzhak Perlman Inspirational Quotes (38)

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A Century of Wisdom is universal and will enrich readers for generations to come.
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Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.
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I feel that you always pay when you are a child.
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You decide to be a musician, you have to put in the time.
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Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.
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I always say separate your abilities from your disabilities. You know, if I could play the violin, I don't have to play it standing up. I can play it sitting down and so on.
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This machine, the wheelchair, I can go all over the place, but you need a place without stairs to get in.
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Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.
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There is nothing like a fine Italian sound.
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One of the great challenges is to know when things are not right.
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Same thing with harmonies. If you hear something that harmonically is interesting, express it. So that's what I'm saying about talking the music rather than just playing through.
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I'm just a one-instrument player. I have been known to play a blender, but I basically play - just play the violin.
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Child prodigy is a curse because you've got all those terrible possibilities.
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The Violin of my dreams. If you wanna play a pianissimo that is almost inaudible and yet it carries through a hall that seats 3,000 people, there's your Strad.
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One must always practice slowly. If you learn something slowly, you forget it slowly.
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If you play something well, I don't care what it is. I mean, I don't play an electric [violin] - I tried. It's actually interesting.
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..I heard Ori Kam and was deeply impressed with his achievements as a violist. His technical and interpretive skills are truly unique. I see a great future for him.
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I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people who care about the future of classical music.
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I couldn't only do one thing--I don't want the personal hell of oneness.
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I don't walk on stage unless I'm playing with a orchestra. But when I play a recital, I'm sort of on a scooter, and I just scoot very quickly on stage, and they're saying, wow, look at this. He's so fast.
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I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time.
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Life is not as easy as it could be for a person with a disability.
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For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop.
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The most important thing to do is really listen.
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