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More Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma
Culture opens our hearts to one another. And the currency in culture is not money, but trust.
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.
I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.
Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.
When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.
When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.
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.
Perfection is not very communicative
Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.
Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.