I would hate to think I am not an amature. An amateur is one who loves what he is doing. Very often, I'm afraid, the professional hates what he is doing. So, I'd rather be an amateur. — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
We embark unhesitatingly on the path, in a direction that is absolutely right and urgent, supported by everyone, in the knowledge that this path… — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony imposes compatibility upon… — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
It is music that welds spiritual and sensual, that can convey ecstasy free of guilt, faith without dogma, love as homage, and a person… — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
Improvisation is the expression of the accumulated yearnings, dreams, and wisdom of the soul. — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
A way of life which excludes the realm of the unknown and the mysterious is simply not in harmony with life itself. — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
It is perhaps life's greatest accomplishment to live to old age, maintaining one's wits, one's sense of humor, one's health, and one's charm. — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
It is a technique ideally suited to prevent physical and mental illness and to protect the body generally, developing an inevitable sense of self-reliance… — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
Improvisation is not the expression of accident but rather of the accumulated yearnings, dreams and wisdom of our very soul. — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
I still look to music to heal and bind; I still think the musician can be a trusted object offering his fellow-man solace but… — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
The ultimate aim in life should be to fulfill to the utmost all that within our ability and to share that which is good… — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
