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

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" When you live in a small country such as Israel, the dream of any musician is to go abroad. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

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

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

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

" Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. "

" I feel that you always pay when you are a child. "

" 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. "

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

" Israel is the country of my birth. When I come here, I feel I'm coming home. "

" 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. "

" A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays. "

" 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. "

" Television will always err on the side of making something not quite as classy as it could be. "

" I think that music has to do with what kind of passion do you have. "

" I love to work with young kids. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm an acoustical person. "

" I can tell you that many soloists probably wish they could sit. "

" Trust your ability! "

" I've been lucky to conduct the very best orchestras in the world: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Berlin, the London Philharmonic. "

" I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day. "

" I have just one fiddle. It works, and that's it. It has been an old friend. "