Wells Quotes 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— Itzhak Perlman

Life is not as easy as it could be for a person with a disability.

— Itzhak Perlman

A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays.

— Itzhak Perlman

Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled.

— Itzhak Perlman

I listen to kids play a lot.

— 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…

— 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.

— 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,…

— Itzhak Perlman

I can't walk very well, but I'm not onstage to do walking. I'm on the stage to play.

— Itzhak Perlman

I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.

— Itzhak Perlman