"Criticism does not disturb me, for I am……" — Jascha Heifetz
"Criticism does not disturb me, for I am my own severest critic. Always in my playing I strive to surpass myself, and it is this constant struggle that makes music fascinating to me."
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12 Quotes by Jascha Heifetz
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No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish…
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If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order.
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Practice like it means everything in the world to you. Â Perform like you don't give a damn.
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I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign…
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Can you appreciate music without playing it? Yes, you can. You can appreciate baseball without playing it. Many people attend…
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There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn…
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Music has a lot in common with mathematics. But in music, two and two need not make four: they add…
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If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows…
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I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more…
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There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.
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No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that wish you…
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Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to…
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I live in constant fear of being fired or dropped for that dark part of my work I can't control.
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The tears of the world are a constant quality. For each one who begins to weep, somewhere else another stops.…
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The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are only to be killed by…
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To a contrarian like me, constant advice not to do something almost always starts me quickly down the risky, unpopular…
— Michael Bloomberg
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People are no longer primarily in opposition, nor can they be said to be interacting, rather they are participating in…
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I'm in a constant process of thinking about things.
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Marriages, like careers, need constant nurturing... the secret of having it all is loving it all.
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That's gotta be the one remaining constant - jeans have gotta be tight, baby.
— Luke Bryan
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For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime…
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