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" Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things. "
Itzhak Perlman
Mouth
You
Wonderful
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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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" I love to work with young kids. "
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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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" Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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. "
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Small
Trust
" The thing is that I always consider myself lucky that I can actually cry listening to some music. "
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" I am an eternal optimist. I always say 'Yihyeh Tov' or 'It'll get better.' "
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Always
Say
" 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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Child
Before
" 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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Simple
Philosophy
" So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music. "
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Music
Things
" I think that music has to do with what kind of passion do you have. "
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Passion
Think
" The problems of the disabled are unpopular. "
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Unpopular
Problems
Disabled
" 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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Young
You
" I say to string players in small chamber orchestras, 'it's always easy to become a passenger on the journey in sound, just adding volume to the whole. But if you play in an individual way, it makes the difference between good and great sound in an orchestra.' "
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Small
Journey
You
" Architects have to become more aware of exactly what is involved in designing barrier-free buildings and homes. "
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Involved
More
Buildings
" 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
" Access Living is a powerful voice for people in the Chicago area who live with disabilities. "
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Living
Powerful
Voice
" The 'Mozart Symphony No. 27' is an early composition. I find it charming. "
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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. "
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" Israel is the country of my birth. When I come here, I feel I'm coming home. "
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Country
Birth
" That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise. "
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Music
" Only one of my grandchildren is serious about a musical instrument. The others dabble in it. "
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" There is no such thing as getting rid of nervousness. "
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" Trust your ability! "
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" I feel that you always pay when you are a child. "
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You
Always
" As for minimalism, I don't care, don't care, don't care to repeat myself, repeat myself. "
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Minimalism
Care
" 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