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More Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma
Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.
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.
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.
Good things happen when you meet strangers.
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.
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.
When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.
Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.
I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.
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.
