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" I listen to kids play a lot. "
Itzhak Perlman
Kids
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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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" 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. "
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" Only one of my grandchildren is serious about a musical instrument. The others dabble in it. "
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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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" When you live in a small country such as Israel, the dream of any musician is to go abroad. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. "
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" The danger in playing a piece over and over again lies in getting stuck in a rut where you don't ask questions anymore and you always play it the same way. "
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" When you are 8 or 9, you should have a childhood. You should have adolescence. You should go through everything in a normal way. "
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" Child prodigy is a curse because you've got all those terrible possibilities. "
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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. "
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