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Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.

A lot of people like to think that polio was a inspiration in what I do. I think that music has to do with what kind of passion do you have.

When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out all the little problems. Once that's all done, trust comes in.

One must always practice slowly. If you learn something slowly, you forget it slowly.

Every musical phrase has a purpose. It's like talking. If you talk with a particular purpose, people listen to you, but if you just recite, it's not as meaningful.

I listen to kids play a lot.