I am not the world's greatest Negro violinist. I am the…

I think I've been lucky to work with so many lovely people. But there's Joshua Bell, who's the world's greatest violinist. We worked together…

— Anoushka Shankar

My father is a violinist and my mother is a pianist, so I've been hearing music all my life. I started playing at three…

— Michala Petri

Every violinist has a different style, so it's important to be able to recognise their styles. You don't have to like everyone's style but…

— Ruggiero Ricci

One thing I always say about my mom is we were so poor, but she always made sure that we got whatever we were…

— Janelle James

A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or color, because…

— Sally Kirkland

When we listen to improvisational jazz, or solo classical violinists, the way they phrase and inflect melodies feels vocal, like they’re talking to us.…

— Bobby McFerrin

The way you hold the bow, the way that violinists are trained to produce a note, is really different. I'm not an expert in…

— Bruce Molsky

In my youth I wanted to be a concert violinist.

— Lorne Greene

“where do you want to go? Back to violinist. I want to hear songs about suicide.”

— Bethany Griffin

The mastery of one's phonemes may be compared to the violinist's mastery of fingering. The violin string lends itself to a continuous gradation of…

— Willard Van Orman Quine

I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.

— Leonard Slatkin

My Sims family is called the Cholly family. I don't know why I picked that name, it's kinda of random.

— Gerard Way

I know a famous violinist who told me he can't compose because he knows too many pieces. So, when he starts thinking of a…

— Natalie Portman

I'm really just a frustrated violinist.

— Krzysztof Penderecki

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton