Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled. Itzhak Perlman More Quotes by Itzhak Perlman More Quotes From Itzhak Perlman The thing is that what you try to do when you play is you try to play not below a certain level. In other words, it can be a special day where it would be phenomenal, but if it's not below a certain level, that's the goal. You know, that's what you want to do. That's why you practice and so on. Itzhak Perlman goalpracticeplay Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it. Itzhak Perlman competitionfarewellpeople Another thing that you really do when you play, that you're supposed to do, is colors. You know, you cannot play with one color. If you play with one color, again, it's like watching a beautiful painting, a drawing, but it's all in blue or it's all in red. May be very nice, but not very interesting. Itzhak Perlman nicebluebeautiful ..I heard Ori Kam and was deeply impressed with his achievements as a violist. His technical and interpretive skills are truly unique. I see a great future for him. Itzhak Perlman achievementskillsunique 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. Itzhak Perlman goodmedicineforgetpositive 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. Itzhak Perlman walknothingsimplephilosophy I always find that there is a real communication between voice and violin. Itzhak Perlman alwayscommunicationvoicereal If you put your hand on the piano, you play a note. It's in tune. But if you put it on the violin, maybe it is, maybe it isn't. You have to figure it out. Itzhak Perlman youryouviolinplay Every person with a disability is an individual. Itzhak Perlman everypersondisabilityindividual 'Kol Nidrei' is probably the most important prayer in the Jewish religion. It comes on the evening of Yom Kippur. There are so many different renditions of it. Itzhak Perlman eveningimportantprayerreligion Life is always full of challenges. I believe you're never happy unless you're consistently making challenges for yourself. Itzhak Perlman yourselfyouchallengeslife When you are 8 or 9, you should have a childhood. You should have adolescence. You should go through everything in a normal way. Itzhak Perlman goyouchildhoodway 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. Itzhak Perlman goodmusicseriouspeople Trust your ability! Itzhak Perlman yourabilitytrust 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. Itzhak Perlman differencevaccinesdiseasematter As for minimalism, I don't care, don't care, don't care to repeat myself, repeat myself. Itzhak Perlman repeatdont-caremyselfcare 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. Itzhak Perlman mushroomjustfreaksoup
