When we have a good balance between thinking and feeling... our actions and lives are always the richer for it.

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I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.

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Perfection is not very communicative

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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.

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Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

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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.

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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.

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Each day I move toward that which I do not understand. The result is a continuous accidental learning which constantly shapes my life.

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Music is one of the ways we can achieve a kind of shorthand to understand each other.

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When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.

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