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More Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma
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.
Good things happen when you meet strangers.
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.
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.
I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
When your heart and your mind are engaged, you cannot go wrong.
Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.
Nobody else can make the sound you make.
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.
