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

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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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I actually wanted to play the violin before I had polio, and then afterwards, there was no reason not to. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" My message is that giving is very important. Giving is a Jewish thing, and I like to talk about that. There's nothing more important, personally, for anybody than being able to give. "

" 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 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. "

" Every person with a disability is an individual. "

" I'm an acoustical person. "

" 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! "

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

" When you are 8 or 9, you should have a childhood. You should have adolescence. You should go through everything in a normal way. "

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

" The thing is that I always consider myself lucky that I can actually cry listening to some music. "

" The 'Mozart Symphony No. 27' is an early composition. I find it charming. "

" I listen to kids play a lot. "

" There is no such thing as getting rid of nervousness. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 love to work with young kids. "