A violinist had a violin, a painter his palette. All I had was myself. I was the instrument that I must care… — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
If it's one thing we learned from the first book, it's that you don't have to be a prizefighter, or a world-renowned… — Marlo Thomas Copy Share Image
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… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
My first hip-hop performance was at Carnegie Hall with Wyclef, ... I got a little feature and he announced me as the… — Miri Ben-Ari Copy Share Image
You hear the same work by different orchestras, different conductors, violinists, pianists, singers, and slowly, the work reveals itself and begins to… — David Ogden Stiers Copy Share Image
Music is the thousandth of a millisecond between one note and another; how you get from one to the other-that's where the… — Isaac Stern Copy Share Image
That process by which you become a writer is a pretty lonely one. We don't have a group apprenticeship like a violinist… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
I called the great French violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and I said 'So, who's the new cat? Who's got the stuff? And he… — Stanley Clarke Copy Share Image
I thought - being a musician doesn't help your medical credibility really. Although I started to rethink that when I learned that… — Neal Barnard Copy Share Image
The way you hold the bow, the way that violinists are trained to produce a note, is really different. I'm not an… — Bruce Molsky Copy Share Image
“When Tchaikovsky finished writing his Violin Concerto in 1878, he asked the famous violinist Leopold Auer to give the premier performance. Auer… — Geoff Colvin Copy Share Image
Years ago, I heard an interview with violinist Yehudi Menuhin. The interviewer said, "Do you still practice?" And he said, "I practice… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
I was trained by Method acting teachers and we were taught that aside from whatever gift you may or may not have… — Ellen Barkin Copy Share Image
The actor must know that since he, himself, is the instrument, he must play on it to serve the character with the… — Uta Hagen Copy Share Image
I know a famous violinist who told me he can't compose because he knows too many pieces. So, when he starts thinking… — Natalie Portman Copy Share Image
Aleksey and I have gathered together a bunch of kindred spirits who are also versatile musicians. We have a violinist who eats… — Richard Hyung-ki Joo Copy Share Image
Remember always that the composer's pen is still mightier than the bow of the violinist; in you lie all the possibilities of… — John Philip Sousa Copy Share Image
When you can hear a violinist, that is better than you, then you learn from him, because if you play with somebody… — Ruggiero Ricci Copy Share Image
Scott Tixier is an exciting young jazz violinist and is making an international name for himself. I heard him in France and… — Marcus Miller Copy Share Image
I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the… — Leonard Slatkin Copy Share Image
I can think and play stuff in classical music that possibly violinists who didn't have access to other types of music could… — Nigel Kennedy Copy Share Image
The violinist must possess the poets gift of piercing the protective hide which grows on propagandists, stockbrokers and slave traders, to penetrate… — Yehudi Menuhin Copy Share Image
My brother, who's a violinist now, was the real ham, the real performer of the family. His passion for the violin is… — Peter Dinklage Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think of blogging as finger exercises for a violinist; sometimes I think of it as mulching a garden. It is… — Kate Christensen Copy Share Image
My father is a violinist and my mother is a pianist, so I've been hearing music all my life. I started playing… — Michala Petri Copy Share Image
Whether you want to be the top violinist or a CEO, strangely enough, hard work and perseverance can overcome a lot of… — J Clifford Hudson Copy Share Image
The second fiddle. I can get plenty of first violinists, but to find someone who can play the second fiddle with enthusiasm — Leonard Bernstein Copy Share Image
There was a very famous musician in our family. He was a great violinist, an internationally known teacher. He was Leopold Auer. — Gyorgy Ligeti Copy Share Image
A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or… — Sally Kirkland Copy Share Image
I'm one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I'm just the lucky one to be standing in the… — Eugene Ormandy Copy Share Image
Im one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. Im just the lucky one to be standing in the… — Eugene Ormandy Copy Share Image
I have always regarded manual labour as creative and looked with respect-and, yes, wonder-at people who work with their hands. It seems… — Pablo Casals Copy Share Image
Drugs and sex go hand in hand when you're a rock and roll musician. Whereas if I were a violinist, it might… — Slash Copy Share Image
The composer Stravinsky had written a new piece with a difficult violin passage. After it had been in rehearsal for several weeks,… — Thomas Powers Copy Share Image
I used to wish I would be a painter or a violinist, where maybe I wouldn't need to travel as much. Or… — Kathy Baker Copy Share Image
I would not want the limitations held by the name of a classical musician. I want many people to enjoy my music… — Ji-Hae Park Copy Share Image
You are the hip-hop violinist, the creator, the visionaire, ... and therefore you should do whatever the hell you wanna do because… — Miri Ben-Ari Copy Share Image
One thing I always say about my mom is we were so poor, but she always made sure that we got whatever… — Janelle James Copy Share Image
