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> [Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/explain-to-me-please-why-in-our-literature-and-art-so-often-people/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

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## More by Mstislav Rostropovich

> [Capitalism, communism ... it's all garbage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/capitalism-communism-it-s-all-garbage/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [Every man must have the right fearlessly to think independently and express his opinion about what he knows, what he has personally thought about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/every-man-must-have-the-right-fearlessly-to-think-independently-and/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [Now I come to 75 years of age, I think what's most important in life is your conscience. If you told a lie and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/now-i-come-to-75-years-of-age-i-think-what-s-most-important-in-life/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [I have a very deep religious belief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/i-have-a-very-deep-religious-belief/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [You must play for the love of music. Perfect technique is not as important as making music from the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/you-must-play-for-the-love-of-music-perfect-technique-is-not-as/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/it-is-my-aim-my-destination-in-life-to-make-the-cello-as-beloved-an/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [All my life I wanted to play music with love to every member of the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/all-my-life-i-wanted-to-play-music-with-love-to-every-member-of-the/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [The war years were the most difficult time of my life. There was real famine in Moscow. The water froze inside the houses. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/the-war-years-were-the-most-difficult-time-of-my-life-there-was-real/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [You know creators, composers, need a palette for life, a color for life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/you-know-creators-composers-need-a-palette-for-life-a-color-for-life/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [In 1948 the first severe crash occurred in my life when Stalin put out his decree on 'formalism.' There was a bulletin board in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/in-1948-the-first-severe-crash-occurred-in-my-life-when-stalin-put/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [There is too much emphasis on technical perfection nowadays, and not enough on what music is actually about - irony, joy, human suffering, love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/there-is-too-much-emphasis-on-technical-perfection-nowadays-and-not/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [Now I want to use money in a good way. I make foundations back home in Russia, I have sponsored vaccinations for more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/now-i-want-to-use-money-in-a-good-way-i-make-foundations-back-home-in/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/explain-to-me-please-why-in-our-literature-and-art-so-often-people/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [I played with the best conductors of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/i-played-with-the-best-conductors-of-the-world/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

> [Music is part of history, and our history has lessons that cannot be separated from our greatest music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mstislav-rostropovich/music-is-part-of-history-and-our-history-has-lessons-that-cannot-be/)

[Mstislav Rostropovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mstislav-rostropovich/)

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