The violinist is that peculiarly human phenomenon distilled to a rare potency---half tiger,half poet.

Why is compassion not part of our established curriculum, an inherent part of our education? Compassion, awe, wonder, curiosity, exaltation, humility - these are the very foundation of any real civilization, no longer the prerogatives, the preserves of any one church, but belonging to everyone, every child in every home, in every school.

Everyone should in some way be creative, irrespective of the quality of that which he creates.

I can only think of music as something inherent in every human being - a birthright. Music coordinates mind, body and spirit.

I still look to music to heal and bind; I still think the musician can be a trusted object offering his fellow-man solace but also a reminder of human excellence.

In all teaching there must be a fusion of authority as an adult providing a stable framework for the children in one's care, and humility as another human being ready to educate an equal who may turn out to be a superior.

Music is a therapy.It is a communication far more powerful than words, far more immediate, far more efficient.