Itzhak Perlman Quotes

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Itzhak Perlman

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 31, 1945

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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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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There is no such thing as getting rid of nervousness.

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Only one of my grandchildren is serious about a musical instrument. The others dabble in it.

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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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Every person with a disability is an individual.

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

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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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That's the goal, to survive your gift.

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

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

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I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time.

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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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I always find that there is a real communication between voice and violin.

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

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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.

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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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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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So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music.

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