Jascha Heifetz quotes
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“No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.”
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“If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.”
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“There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.”
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“I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven.”
-- Jascha HeifetzSource : 1961 In Life.
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“Criticism does not disturb me, for I am my own severest critic. Always in my playing I strive to surpass myself, and it is this constant struggle that makes music fascinating to me.”
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“The discipline of practice every day is essential. When I skip a day, I notice a difference in my playing. After two days, the critics notice, and after three days, so does the audience.”
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“If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order.”
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“I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign of the public's favor.”
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“Can you appreciate music without playing it? Yes, you can. You can appreciate baseball without playing it. Many people attend a football game merely for the crowd, the excitement, the color.”
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“There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to surpass it.”
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“Music has a lot in comÂmon with mathÂeÂmatÂics. But in music, two and two need not make four: they add up to whatÂever you wish.”
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“He once told a reporter he wanted his obituary to be short - "just make it born in Russia, first lesson at 3, debut at 7, debut in America in 1917".”
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“Practice like it means everything in the world to you. Â Perform like you don't give a damn.”
-- Jascha Heifetz
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