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More Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma
Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.
When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.
Sharing is a much better way to communicate than proving.
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.
I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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.
Music is one of the ways we can achieve a kind of shorthand to understand each other.
Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.
The worst thing you can do is say to yourself, "I want to be just like somebody else." You have to absorb knowledge from someone else, but ultimately you have to find your own voice.
In performance, we have a greater purpose. The greater purpose is that we're communing together, and we want this moment to be really special for all of us. Because otherwise, why bother to have come at all? It's not about proving anything. It's about sharing something.
