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" For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them. "

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" When I came to the United States, I appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show as a 13-year-old, and I played a Mendelssohn Concerto, and it sounded like a talented 13-year-old with a lot of promise. But it did not sound like a finished product. "

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

" I have a very simple philosophy. One has to separate the abilities from the disabilities. The fact I cannot walk, that I need crutches or a scooter or whatever it is, has nothing to do with my playing the violin. "

" I'm a great sports fan, you know. I love to watch tennis and basketball and baseball and so on. "

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

" I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day. "

" That's the goal, to survive your gift. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have always been very proud of my Jewish heritage, which has greatly influenced my music, my world view, and my work as an advocate for individuals whom society often leaves behind. "

" Access Living is a powerful voice for people in the Chicago area who live with disabilities. "

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

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

" My oldest daughter is a pianist; she plays concerts. We play together, also. "

" I'm an acoustical person. "

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

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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. "

" Every person with a disability is an individual. "

" When you live in a small country such as Israel, the dream of any musician is to go abroad. "

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

" Television will always err on the side of making something not quite as classy as it could be. "

" It is good medicine to go to a concert hall and forget the harshness of what's going on. It can be a very positive thing. "

" 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. "

" If you can read, then you can recite Shakespeare. But that's not acting. "

" As for minimalism, I don't care, don't care, don't care to repeat myself, repeat myself. "

" Teaching is really very, very important. I always tell my students that you should find an opportunity to teach. When you teach others, you teach yourself. "

" When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out all the little problems. Once that's all done, trust comes in. "

" 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. "

" Trust your ability! "

" I always find that there is a real communication between voice and violin. "