Music Quote by Robert Schumann

“If all would play first violin, we could not obtain an orchestra. Therefore esteem every musician in his place.”

— Robert Schumann

…the violin — that most human of all instruments…

— Louisa May Alcott

No one should be allowed to play the violin until he has mastered it.

— Jim Fiebig

When a man is not disposed to hear music, there is not a more disagreeable sound in harmony than that of the violin.

— Richard Steele

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

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

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

— Roger Moore

Even in classical music, the cello doesn't get a lot of respect because the piano and the violin get it all.

— Luka Sulic

The actor must know that since he, himself, is the instrument, he must play on it to serve the character with the same effortless…

— Uta Hagen

“The viola and the clarinet made for an interesting pairing: we had to imagine the accompaniment of other instruments, ideally a violin and a…

— Nicholas Christopher

I guess really what my goal is is just to enlarge the violin repertoire.

— Leila Josefowicz

However beautifully you play the violin, you can always play the violin even more beautifully again.

— Arjuna Ardagh