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" I actually wanted to play the violin before I had polio, and then afterwards, there was no reason not to. "
Itzhak Perlman
Play
Before
No Reason
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" You get more nervous in front of a lot of people. That's why, when you play a concerto, you play with a small orchestra, in some place where you don't feel that it is as important as Carnegie Hall. "
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" 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. "
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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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" An amazing gift in a young child is, in some ways, an abnormality. "
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" When you live in a small country such as Israel, the dream of any musician is to go abroad. "
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You
" Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition. "
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" That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise. "
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" I love to work with young kids. "
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" 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. "
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Education
I Am
" Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. "
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" A lot of society tries to put people with disabilities into one cube, and when you think about it, many, many people have different types of disabilities, and you cannot put a code that applies to towards everyone - generally, they can be guidelines, but in the long run, interior designers and architects need more education on the subject. "
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Society
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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. "
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Wife
Relationship
" Access Living is a powerful voice for people in the Chicago area who live with disabilities. "
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Living
Powerful
Voice
" 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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People
Care
Music
" If you put your hand on the piano, you play a note. It's in tune. But if you put it on the violin, maybe it is, maybe it isn't. You have to figure it out. "
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Violin
Your
You
" 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. "
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" My oldest daughter is a pianist; she plays concerts. We play together, also. "
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Play
Together
She
" 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. "
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Proud
View
Society
" Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things. "
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Mouth
You
Wonderful
" 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. "
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I Am
Commitment
Identity
" I have just one fiddle. It works, and that's it. It has been an old friend. "
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Works
Old
" In Paris they have special wheelchairs that go through every doorway. They don't change the doorways, they change the wheelchairs. To hell with the people! If someone weighs a couple more pounds, that's it! "
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Special
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Paris
" I am an eternal optimist. I always say 'Yihyeh Tov' or 'It'll get better.' "
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Always
Say
" A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays. "
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Water
You
Over It
" 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. "
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Mysterious
Body
Giving
" When I was growing up in Israel, Cantorial music was something I heard over and over on the radio, so it wasn't at all strange to me. I was very familiar with the music. "
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Growing Up
Strange
" I feel that you always pay when you are a child. "
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I Feel
You
Always
" 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. "
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Artist
Music
Me
" If you can read, then you can recite Shakespeare. But that's not acting. "
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Acting
Shakespeare
You