Quotes by israeli authors

I've been lucky to conduct the very best orchestras in the world: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Berlin, the London Philharmonic. Itzhak Perlman
Best World Philharmonic Francisco Berlin London New Been Chicago Conduct Very York Orchestra New York San San Francisco Lucky
Believe me, I've had interviews where the person says, 'So when did you start and why? What about your parents?' I say to them, 'Please, have you heard of the word 'Google?' Itzhak Perlman
Me You Word Parents Google Believe Interviews Please Say Says About Had Heard Person Did Where Them Your Why Start
When I was growing up in Israel, Cantorial music was something I heard over and over on the radio, so it wasn't at all strange to me. I was very familiar with the music. Itzhak Perlman
Music Me Strange Something Over Israel Heard Up Very Familiar Radio Growing Growing Up
The danger in playing a piece over and over again lies in getting stuck in a rut where you don't ask questions anymore and you always play it the same way. Itzhak Perlman
You Way Danger Lies Rut Stuck Over Piece Always Questions Same Getting Where Anymore Again Ask Play Playing
I am humbled and honored to receive the Genesis Prize, recognizing not just my professional achievements and my desire to improve the world, but also my commitment to my Jewish identity, Jewish values, and Jewish culture. Itzhak Perlman
Culture Commitment World Values Jewish Culture Honored Recognizing Genesis Also Identity Am Prize Improve Just Achievements Professional Receive Desire Humbled Jewish
I have always been very proud of my Jewish heritage, which has greatly influenced my music, my world view, and my work as an advocate for individuals whom society often leaves behind. Itzhak Perlman
Work Music World Society Heritage Individuals Advocate Always Proud Leaves Been Greatly Very Often Behind Influenced Which View Whom World View Jewish
My experience with the Detroit Symphony has been musically very satisfying. They have a wonderful sound, which for me is one of the most important qualities in an orchestra. Itzhak Perlman
Me Experience Wonderful Important Symphony Musically Has-Been Detroit Most Qualities Sound Been Very Orchestra The Most Important Which Satisfying
Access Living is a powerful voice for people in the Chicago area who live with disabilities. Itzhak Perlman
People Live Living Voice Area Disabilities Powerful Access Chicago Who
The problems of the disabled are unpopular. Itzhak Perlman
Problems Unpopular Disabled
Architects have to become more aware of exactly what is involved in designing barrier-free buildings and homes. Itzhak Perlman
Become Exactly Exactly What Architects More Involved Buildings Aware Homes Designing
Brahms is one of my all-time favorite composers. Itzhak Perlman
Favorite Composers All-Time
I say to string players in small chamber orchestras, 'it's always easy to become a passenger on the journey in sound, just adding volume to the whole. But if you play in an individual way, it makes the difference between good and great sound in an orchestra.' Itzhak Perlman
Good Great Journey You Become Adding String Way Say Easy Small Individual Volume Between Makes Always Sound Passenger Orchestra Just Difference Whole Play Chamber Players
If you put four different people on a podium conducting the same downbeat, you get four different sounds. It's a little mysterious and fascinating. There's so much you can do with motions and body movements besides giving accurate beats. Itzhak Perlman
You People Giving Besides Podium Mysterious Beats Put Motions Sounds Conducting Accurate Get Same Movements Different Little Much Body Different People Different Sounds Fascinating Four
Everybody's saying, you know, 'You're so heroic and so on despite of the polio that you had and so on.' Look, I had polio when I was four. So when you're four years old, you know, you get used to things very, very quickly. Itzhak Perlman
Saying You Old Heroic Everybody Despite Had Know Look Polio Years Very Quickly Get Used Things Four
When you write songs, you can't really point out the exact thing you're inspired by. It's more a state or a mood or an atmosphere that you're trying to put into words. Keren Ann
You Words State Mood Out Exact Atmosphere More Point Inspired Write Songs Put Trying Really Thing
When you record, you live with what you recorded for many many years, but when you play it's just an hour and a half and then once it's over it's over. Keren Ann
You Half Live Once Record Recorded Over Hour Hour And A Half Years Just Then Many Play
It's always a mixture of fiction and your own story. It's more I recreate atmospheres and moods through songs. Keren Ann
Own Moods More Through Recreate Songs Always Mixture Fiction Story Your
I'm always on a train or a plane, so wherever I happen to be is home. Keren Ann
Home Always Train Happen Wherever Plane
I was in the studio so much, it was about the search for air in a metaphoric sense, and the breathing has more to do with travel for me, about the search musically for open air. Keren Ann
Me Travel Sense Air Musically About More Open Studio Breathing Much Search
I think many experiences are bound to be failures, and sometimes I regret them before they even happen. Keren Ann
Regret Sometimes Before Think Bound Failures Experiences Happen Them Many Even
If you are strong and fighting the weak, then if you kill your opponent then you are a scoundrel... if you let him kill you, then you are an idiot. Martin Van Creveld
You Strong Idiot Fighting Weak Him Opponent Scoundrel Then Your
The enemy resembles us. Therefore, he needs to be approached not as an assembly of 'targets' to be destroyed one by one; but as a living, intelligent entity capable of acting and reacting. Martin Van Creveld
Needs Enemy Living Destroyed Entity He Reacting Targets Intelligent Capable Us Acting Resembles Therefore Assembly
It is simply not true that war is solely a means to an end, nor do people necessarily fight in order to obtain this objective or that. In fact, the opposite is true: people very often take up one objective or another precisely in order that they may fight. Martin Van Creveld
War Fight People Solely Objective Fact Take Simply True Obtain Another Opposite Nor End Up Very Precisely May Often In Fact Order Means Necessarily
Assuming China does not become destabilized and continues to grow, it will no doubt develop a military program in proportion to its resources. Martin Van Creveld
Will Become Doubt Military Assuming Resources No Doubt Proportion Develop Does China Grow Program
I want to put any number of assorted 'ists' - such as relativists, deconstructionists, destructivists, postmodernists, the more maudlin kind of pacifists and feminists - firmly in their place. Martin Van Creveld
Kind More Put Firmly Feminists Maudlin Any Want Place Number
A world without war is not in the cards. Martin Van Creveld
War World Without Cards
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