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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 love to work with young kids. "

" I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and listen with different ears. The most important thing that you need to do is really listen. "

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

" That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise. "

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

" My oldest daughter is a pianist; she plays concerts. We play together, also. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" Access Living is a powerful voice for people in the Chicago area who live with disabilities. "

" 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. "

" 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! "

" Brahms is one of my all-time favorite composers. "

" 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. "

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

" Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition. "

" Life is always full of challenges. I believe you're never happy unless you're consistently making challenges for yourself. "

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

" The difference is that with Ebola, it is such a devastating disease, and there is still no cure. They're still working on vaccines. The fact of the matter with polio, there is a cure; there is a vaccine. "

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

" 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. "

" I am humbled and honored to receive the Genesis Prize, recognizing not just my professional achievements and my desire to improve the world, but also my commitment to my Jewish identity, Jewish values, and Jewish culture. "

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

" To bring a large audience to a piece of serious music and make it accessible does not mean reducing it in any way. And I've learned that if something is good, even if it is a little difficult, people will get that it is good. "