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Can you appreciate music with...

Can you appreciate music without playing it? Yes, you can. You can appreciate baseball without playing it. Many people attend a football game merely for the crowd, the excitement, the color.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

If the Almighty himself playe...

If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

Music has a lot in com­mon wi...

Music has a lot in com­mon with math­e­mat­ics. But in music, two and two need not make four: they add up to what­ever you wish.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

Just make it (his obituary): ...

Just make it (his obituary): born in Russia, first lesson at 3, debut at 7, debut in America in 1917.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

There is no such thing as per...

There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to surpass it.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

I have discovered three thing...

I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign of the public's favor.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

Criticism does not disturb me...

Criticism does not disturb me, for I am my own severest critic. Always in my playing I strive to surpass myself, and it is this constant struggle that makes music fascinating to me.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

The discipline of practice ev...

The discipline of practice every day is essential. When I skip a day, I notice a difference in my playing. After two days, the critics notice, and after three days, so does the audience.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

No matter what side of an arg...

No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that wish you were on the other side.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

There is no top. There are al...

There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

Practice like it means everyth...

Practice like it means everything in the world to you. Perform like you don't give a damn.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

Music has a lot in comВ­mon wi...

Music has a lot in comВ­mon with mathВ­eВ­matВ­ics. But in music, two and two need not make four: they add up to whatВ­ever you wish.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

There is no such thing as perf...

There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to surpass it.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

Can you appreciate music witho...

Can you appreciate music without playing it? Yes, you can. You can appreciate baseball without playing it. Many people attend a football game merely for the crowd, the excitement, the color.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

I have discovered three things...

I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign of the public's favor.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

If the Almighty himself played...

If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

Criticism does not disturb me,...

Criticism does not disturb me, for I am my own severest critic. Always in my playing I strive to surpass myself, and it is this constant struggle that makes music fascinating to me.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

When people come to play music...

When people come to play music as they do to play bridge, civilization will have taken the longest stride forward since the beginning of time.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

The discipline of practice eve...

The discipline of practice every day is essential. When I skip a day, I notice a difference in my playing. After two days, the critics notice, and after three days, so does the audience.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

No matter what side of the arg...

No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.

Jascha Heifetz 20 quotes

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