To be an outstanding musician, you have to be very attentive to the smallest detail and willing to have infinite patience in the pursuit of your ideal. You require absolute control and professionalism.

To play great music, you must keep your eyes on a distant star.

Searching and the route we take are more important than making a find.

A society without its dreamers can never be free.

Improvisation is not the expression of accident but rather of the accumulated yearnings, dreams and wisdom of our very soul.

The violinist must possess the poets gift of piercing the protective hide which grows on propagandists, stockbrokers and slave traders, to penetrate the deeper truth which lies within.

I would hate to think I am not an amature. An amateur is one who loves what he is doing. Very often, I'm afraid, the professional hates what he is doing. So, I'd rather be an amateur.