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" Child prodigy is a curse because you've got all those terrible possibilities. "

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" 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. "

" I listen to kids play a lot. "

" Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. "

" Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled. "

" The most important thing to do is really listen. "

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" I am an eternal optimist. I always say 'Yihyeh Tov' or 'It'll get better.' "

" I feel that you always pay when you are a child. "

" I can tell you that many soloists probably wish they could sit. "

" The thing about talent is that it comes at different ages, sometimes at a very early age. That's when I find it to be the most challenging. "

" The arts are part of the fiber of American society and should get Federal support. "

" A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things. "

" I always find Bach to be an expression of a love of life. There's an enthusiasm that's absolutely contagious. "

" Architects have to become more aware of exactly what is involved in designing barrier-free buildings and homes. "

" A talented child will have a schedule that is horrendous. You get up and practice, go to school, practice some more, eat dinner, and then you have homework. "

" One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening. "

" So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music. "

" I've been lucky to conduct the very best orchestras in the world: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Berlin, the London Philharmonic. "

" I have just one fiddle. It works, and that's it. It has been an old friend. "

" Another thing that I don't like to do is show too much how it goes. I do it once in a blue moon. Sometimes there are lessons when I don't pick up a violin at all. "

" Everybody's saying, you know, 'You're so heroic and so on despite of the polio that you had and so on.' Look, I had polio when I was four. So when you're four years old, you know, you get used to things very, very quickly. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" There are people who are uncanny, who are finished products at a young age. I wasn't, thank God. "

" Life is always full of challenges. I believe you're never happy unless you're consistently making challenges for yourself. "

" 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. "