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"One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening."
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"It is a tremendous gift to simply and truly listen to another."

"A skilled listener can help people tap into their own wisdom."

"Yieldedness is vital in listening to what He has to say."

"I was still listening to the Beatles until I came here, you know."

"And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves."

"During a conversation, listening is as powerful as loving."

"No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the newspapers."
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"For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them."

"When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out all the little problems. Once that's all done, trust comes in."

"I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time."

"In Paris they have special wheelchairs that go through every doorway. They don't change the doorways, they change the wheelchairs. To hell with the people! If someone weighs a couple more pounds, that's it!"

"I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people who care about the future of classical music."

"There are people who are uncanny, who are finished products at a young age. I wasn't, thank God."
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