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> [Perhaps our task in this shaky, fast-changing, bewildering world in which we live is to make music, at first with all that we have, and then, when that is no longer possible, to make music with what we have left.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/perhaps-our-task-in-this-shaky-fast-changing-bewildering-world-in/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

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## More by Itzhak Perlman

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-don-t-feel-that-the-conductor-has-real-power-the-orchestra-has-the/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people who care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-look-at-raising-funds-for-the-perlman-music-program-as-a-challenge/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [I do three things. I do teaching, I do conducting and I do playing. And each one of those sort of helps the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-do-three-things-i-do-teaching-i-do-conducting-and-i-do-playing-and/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [Life is not as easy as it could be for a person with a disability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/life-is-not-as-easy-as-it-could-be-for-a-person-with-a-disability/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/a-sponge-has-that-much-absorbent-capability-and-after-a-while-you-can/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/any-gifted-child-can-potentially-get-in-real-trouble-because-of-the/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [I listen to kids play a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-listen-to-kids-play-a-lot/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-m-now-doing-three-things-concerts-conducting-and-teaching-and-they/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [In difficult times, people just like to hear music. They like to be moved by what they hear. And music speaks different languages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/in-difficult-times-people-just-like-to-hear-music-they-like-to-be/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [I find personally that when I go to a place where I can't get in, I feel hostility from whatever it is, a hotel,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-find-personally-that-when-i-go-to-a-place-where-i-can-t-get-in-i/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [I can't walk very well, but I'm not onstage to do walking. I'm on the stage to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-can-t-walk-very-well-but-i-m-not-onstage-to-do-walking-i-m-on-the/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-am-playing-the-violin-that-s-all-i-know-nothing-else-no-education/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/sometimes-you-get-from-the-mouth-of-kids-wonderful-things/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [I don't walk on stage unless I'm playing with a orchestra. But when I play a recital, I'm sort of on a scooter, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-don-t-walk-on-stage-unless-i-m-playing-with-a-orchestra-but-when-i/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/when-you-play-a-concerto-with-a-small-orchestra-you-don-t-feel-it-is/)

[Itzhak Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-perlman/)

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