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More Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma
Each day I move toward that which I do not understand. The result is a continuous accidental learning which constantly shapes my life.
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.
Sharing is a much better way to communicate than proving.
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.
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.
Nobody else can make the sound you make.
Perfection is not very communicative
Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.
Culture opens our hearts to one another. And the currency in culture is not money, but trust.
When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.
