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Great Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma
- My teacher, my great cello teacher Leonard Rose, was such a great cellist, and nurturing man, very patient. But I grew up not only admiring…
- I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
- I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.
- Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.
- I love grocery shopping when I'm home. That's what makes me feel totally normal. I love both the idea of home as in being with…
- What came up at age 49 is I realized that of all the things I'm interested in, the thing I'm most interested in is figuring…
- One of the marks of a great teacher lies not only in an ability to impart knowledge but also in knowing when to encourage a…
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- Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them… — Paul Auster
- I don't miss anything ever. Because to me, missing something is like going backward a little bit. I don't miss being in… — Fred Armisen
- My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great… — Karen Armstrong
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- Nobody needs to cry for me. I'm going to be great. — Lance Armstrong
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