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" Architects have to become more aware of exactly what is involved in designing barrier-free buildings and homes. "
Itzhak Perlman
Involved
More
Buildings
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" A lot of people ask me, 'What is your goal now that you have done everything?' And I always say that my goal is to not be bored by what I do. The only way that I cannot be bored by what I do is if I play something and it's all new to me. "
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People
Play
You
" I love to work with young kids. "
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Work
Young
Love
" I am humbled and honored to receive the Genesis Prize, recognizing not just my professional achievements and my desire to improve the world, but also my commitment to my Jewish identity, Jewish values, and Jewish culture. "
Itzhak Perlman
I Am
Commitment
Identity
" Every person with a disability is an individual. "
Itzhak Perlman
Every
Individual
Person
" Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled. "
Itzhak Perlman
Get
Way
Trouble
" I'm a mushroom freak. I make a mushroom soup where I use maybe six or seven varieties, not just portobello and shiitake, but dried porcini and morels. "
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Mushroom
Soup
Six
" I met my wife in music camp. She's got great ears, and we have a relationship where she's not afraid to tell me anything. If something's going on in my playing, she will tell me about it, and that's very, very important. "
Itzhak Perlman
Music
Wife
Relationship
" The arts are part of the fiber of American society and should get Federal support. "
Itzhak Perlman
American
Arts
Get
" When you live in a small country such as Israel, the dream of any musician is to go abroad. "
Itzhak Perlman
Live
Small
You
" I always find Bach to be an expression of a love of life. There's an enthusiasm that's absolutely contagious. "
Itzhak Perlman
Find
Life
Love
" I'm a great sports fan, you know. I love to watch tennis and basketball and baseball and so on. "
Itzhak Perlman
Baseball
Know
You
" If you put four different people on a podium conducting the same downbeat, you get four different sounds. It's a little mysterious and fascinating. There's so much you can do with motions and body movements besides giving accurate beats. "
Itzhak Perlman
Mysterious
Body
Giving
" Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. "
Itzhak Perlman
Thrive
Experience
Competition
" My oldest daughter is a pianist; she plays concerts. We play together, also. "
Itzhak Perlman
Play
Together
She
" Only one of my grandchildren is serious about a musical instrument. The others dabble in it. "
Itzhak Perlman
Others
Serious
Only
" That's the goal, to survive your gift. "
Itzhak Perlman
To Survive
Your
Gift
" That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise. "
Itzhak Perlman
Ability
Work
Music
" The problems of the disabled are unpopular. "
Itzhak Perlman
Unpopular
Problems
Disabled
" Whenever I play recitals, the part where I talk about music and my experiences of music, audiences always like it. They feel more involved with an artist who talks to them. It's a nice experience for me as well. "
Itzhak Perlman
Artist
Music
Me
" In the musician, there is a tendency to have a narrowness. It's all compartmentalized. I am playing the violin; that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day. "
Itzhak Perlman
Day
Education
I Am
" The 'Mozart Symphony No. 27' is an early composition. I find it charming. "
Itzhak Perlman
Find
Charming
Composition
" 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. "
Itzhak Perlman
You
Orchestra
Feel
" I think that music has to do with what kind of passion do you have. "
Itzhak Perlman
Kind
Passion
Think
" I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and listen with different ears. The most important thing that you need to do is really listen. "
Itzhak Perlman
Support
You
Need
" Trust your ability! "
Itzhak Perlman
Trust
Ability
Your
" I've been lucky to conduct the very best orchestras in the world: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Berlin, the London Philharmonic. "
Itzhak Perlman
Best
Lucky
Chicago
" Access Living is a powerful voice for people in the Chicago area who live with disabilities. "
Itzhak Perlman
Living
Powerful
Voice
" The difference is that with Ebola, it is such a devastating disease, and there is still no cure. They're still working on vaccines. The fact of the matter with polio, there is a cure; there is a vaccine. "
Itzhak Perlman
Difference
Matter
Vaccines
" To bring a large audience to a piece of serious music and make it accessible does not mean reducing it in any way. And I've learned that if something is good, even if it is a little difficult, people will get that it is good. "
Itzhak Perlman
Good
Audience
Serious
" My experience with the Detroit Symphony has been musically very satisfying. They have a wonderful sound, which for me is one of the most important qualities in an orchestra. "
Itzhak Perlman
Me
Important
Experience