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" 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. "
Itzhak Perlman
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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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" There are people who are uncanny, who are finished products at a young age. I wasn't, thank God. "
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" 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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" A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays. "
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" 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. "
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" The thing is that I always consider myself lucky that I can actually cry listening to some music. "
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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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" The arts are part of the fiber of American society and should get Federal support. "
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" My oldest daughter is a pianist; she plays concerts. We play together, also. "
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" This young wine may have a lot of tannins now, but in five or 10 years it is going to be spectacular, despite the fact that right now it tastes like crude oil. You know this is how it is supposed to taste at this stage of development. "
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" I love to work with young kids. "
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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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" Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition. "
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" Believe me, I've had interviews where the person says, 'So when did you start and why? What about your parents?' I say to them, 'Please, have you heard of the word 'Google?' "
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" I'm an acoustical person. "
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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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" That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise. "
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" 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. "
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" I can tell you that many soloists probably wish they could sit. "
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" The problems of the disabled are unpopular. "
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Problems
Disabled
" 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. "
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" I think that music has to do with what kind of passion do you have. "
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" I am an eternal optimist. I always say 'Yihyeh Tov' or 'It'll get better.' "
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" There is no such thing as getting rid of nervousness. "
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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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" As for minimalism, I don't care, don't care, don't care to repeat myself, repeat myself. "
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" 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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" Life is always full of challenges. I believe you're never happy unless you're consistently making challenges for yourself. "
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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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" 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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