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More Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma
Sharing is a much better way to communicate than proving.
But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition, so our idea is to bring together musicians who represent all these traditions, in workshops, festivals, and concerts, to see how we can connect with each other in music.
Each day I move toward that which I do not understand. The result is a continuous accidental learning which constantly shapes my life.
When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.
I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.
When your heart and your mind are engaged, you cannot go wrong.
Practicing is not only playing your instrument, either by yourself or rehearsing with others - it also includes imagining yourself practicing. Your brain forms the same neural connections and muscle memory whether you are imagining the task or actually doing it.
Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes your friend for life.
Good things happen when you meet strangers.
A Senegalese poet said 'In the end we will conserve only what we love. We love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.' We must learn about other cultures in order to understand, in order to love, and in order to preserve our common world heritage.
