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54 quotes by Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is a French-born Chinese American cellist. Born in Paris, he spent his schooling years in New York City and was a child prodigy, performing from the age of five. He graduated from Juilliard School and Harvard University and has enjoyed a prolific career as both a soloist performing with orchestras around the world and a recording artist. His 75 albums have received 15 Grammy Awards. In addition to recordings of...
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Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

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As you begin to realize that every different type of music, everybody's individual music, has its own rhythm, life, language and heritage, you... →

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Good things happen when you meet strangers.

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But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition, so our idea is to bring together musicians who represent... →

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Things can fall apart, or threaten to, for many reasons, and then there's got to be a leap of faith. Ultimately, when you're at the edge, you... →

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There are limits to how much sound a cello can make. That's part of the framing of acoustical instruments. Finding what those limits might be... →

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I think there are so many ways to become interested in music. I believe signs of sustained interest gives a sense of the right time. Music, if... →

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I think of a piece of music as something that comes alive when it is being performed, and I feel that my role in the transmission of music is to be... →

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I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.

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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.

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With every year of playing, you want to relax one more muscle. Why? Because the more tense you are, the less you can hear.

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The tango is really a combination of many cultures, though it eventually became the national music of Argentina.

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Music is powered by ideas. If you don't have clarity of ideas, you're just communicating sheer sound.

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