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More Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma
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.
Each day I move toward that which I do not understand. The result is a continuous accidental learning which constantly shapes my life.
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.
When your heart and your mind are engaged, you cannot go wrong.
Nobody else can make the sound you make.
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.
Culture opens our hearts to one another. And the currency in culture is not money, but trust.
When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.
Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.
