Quotes by Beginners If I may throw out a word of counsel to beginners, it is: Treasure your exceptions! When there are none, the work gets so dull that no one cares to carry it further. Keep them always uncovered and in sight. Exceptions are like the rough brickwork of a growing building which tells that there is more to come and shows where the next construction is to be. William Bateson beginnersgrowingsight By inconsistency and frivolity we stray from the Way and show ourselves to be beginners. In this we do much harm. Yamamoto Tsunetomo beginnerswarway When people ask me how they should approach performance, I always tell them the professional musician should aspire to the state of the beginner. Yo-Yo Ma beginnersmusicianpeople«12345
