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I play an instrument that has four strings, and I'm still trying to get it right. What I've tried to do in the process of playing these four strings is to try and understand the people I meet, the stories they have to tell. And then become an advocate for them and their stories through music.
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More Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma
I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.
When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.
Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.
Good things happen when you meet strangers.
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.
Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.
Music is one of the ways we can achieve a kind of shorthand to understand each other.
Nobody else can make the sound you make.
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.
Sharing is a much better way to communicate than proving.
