Children Quote by Itzhak Perlman Download Open image “Child prodigy is a curse because you've got all those terrible possibilities.” — Itzhak Perlman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Children Curse Possibility Prodigies Terrible
Everyone wants a prodigy to fail; it makes our mediocrity more bearable. — Harold Bloom Copy Share Image
A prodigy to me is someone that is enormously gifted at a young age - to the point that people can't deny it. I… — Jamal Crawford Copy Share Image
For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
There are lots of different interpretations of the word 'prodigy.' My own is of someone who is talented and tries to help other children.… — Adora Svitak Copy Share Image
I have never been a child prodigy. When I think back to my childhood, I can not discern any sign of future success. My… — Bobbejaan Schoepen Copy Share Image
“A child doesn't have to be a prodigy. The only thing that matters is that he should't become 'stuck' in childishness” — Andrei Tarkovsky Copy Share Image
I have never considered myself a prodigy. Others have used that term, but I never bought in to it. — Joshua Waitzkin Copy Share Image
You launch these kids in to the limelight and they dont have the training for it. And I dont think theres any bigger curse… — Kid Rock Copy Share Image
Some people possess talent, others are possessed by it. When that happens, a talent becomes a curse. — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
I was born because it was a habit in those days, people didn't know anything else ... I was not a Child Prodigy, because… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I can't walk very well, but I'm not onstage to do walking. I'm on the stage to play. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day. — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
I am certain that children always know more than they are able to tell, and that makes the big difference between them and adults,… — Jacques Lusseyran Copy Share Image
I believe in freedom to do what you want if you aren't hurting others, but pictures of obese protesters giving their children big gulps. — Philip DeFranco Copy Share Image
If the audience likes your work, if they like you, they don't think whether you are married or have children or not. I made… — Dimple Kapadia Copy Share Image
It doesnt seem to me strange that children should like the macabre, the sensational, and the forbidden. — Anthony Hecht Copy Share Image
Gratitude isn't just a feeling, it's an action. Expressing gratitude by writing in a journal, taking a photo, or shooting a video creates a… — Janice Kaplan Copy Share Image
My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives… — Chris Chibnall Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
My school was one of the most beautiful places a child can grow up in. You are surrounded by nature - cats, dogs, birds… — Amala Akkineni Copy Share Image
A lesser complaint: hair extensions. There are moments on 'All My Children' when half the women actors, young and old, seem to be afflicted… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
As a child, I had a lot of older gay men taking care of me. There's a trust there. I feel like little girls… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
