Bears Quote by Richard Steele

One cannot inherit a talent for the violin - there are no violins in nature. Instead, one must be motivated, able to benefit from…

— Marilyn vos Savant

It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the…

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

…the violin — that most human of all instruments…

— Louisa May Alcott

“In the hands of someone who does not appreciate or understand music, the instrument is just a lump of wood, but in the hands…

— Jason Luke

I am privileged to be at the right end of violins: not the end holding it but to listen to it.

— Roger Moore

The way you hold the bow, the way that violinists are trained to produce a note, is really different. I'm not an expert in…

— Bruce Molsky

I'm really just a frustrated violinist.

— Krzysztof Penderecki

“More so than with any other instrument, the violin becomes part of the body. Good musicians are physically dissolved when playing, and for violinists,…

— Lavinia Greenlaw

Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.

— Vanessa Mae

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

— Robert Schumann

Every violinist has a different style, so it's important to be able to recognise their styles. You don't have to like everyone's style but…

— Ruggiero Ricci

“A thousand violins cloy very rapidly without percussion.”

— John Fowles