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.

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Each day I move toward that which I do not understand. The result is a continuous accidental learning which constantly shapes my life.

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Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

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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.

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Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel. If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children's education.

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Nobody else can make the sound you make.

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Music is one of the ways we can achieve a kind of shorthand to understand each other.

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Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.

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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.

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Sharing is a much better way to communicate than proving.

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