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> [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/)

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> [I always say separate your abilities from your disabilities. You know, if I could play the violin, I don't have to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-always-say-separate-your-abilities-from-your-disabilities-you-know/)

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

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> [The Violin of my dreams. If you wanna play a pianissimo that is almost inaudible and yet it carries through a hall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/the-violin-of-my-dreams-if-you-wanna-play-a-pianissimo-that-is-almost/)

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

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> [Another thing that I don't like to do is show too much how it goes. I do it once in a blue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/another-thing-that-i-don-t-like-to-do-is-show-too-much-how-it-goes-i/)

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

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> [I'm just a one-instrument player. I have been known to play a blender, but I basically play - just play the violin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/i-m-just-a-one-instrument-player-i-have-been-known-to-play-a-blender/)

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

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> [ If you play something well, I don't care what it is. I mean, I don't play an electric \[violin\] - I tried.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-perlman/if-you-play-something-well-i-don-t-care-what-it-is-i-mean-i-don-t/)

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

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## Other authors on Violin

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joshua-bell-53643.jpg) Joshua Bell 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/joshua-bell/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/cassandra-clare/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andrew-bird-12885.jpg) Andrew Bird 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/andrew-bird/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vanessa-mae-93168.jpg) Vanessa Mae 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/vanessa-mae/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arthur-conan-doyle-14897.jpg) Arthur Conan Doyle 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/arthur-conan-doyle/)
- [Amanda Shires 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/amanda-shires/)

## 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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