Quotes About Jascha Heifetz

#1. The zenith of virtuosity, a violinist like Jascha Heifetz, the supernatural in a pianist like Vladimir Horowitz, these are performers who were so idiosyncratic and personal that to imitate them would be like filling somebody else's bottle with your wine.

David Finckel

#2. If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.

Jascha Heifetz

#3. I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign of the public's favor.

Jascha Heifetz

#4. Strange things happen when we stand face to face with our enemy, don't they, Phaedra of Alonso?

Melina Marchetta

#5. When you notice a fault in your neighbour, search for the same in yourself.

Rumi

#6. There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.

Jascha Heifetz

#7. Right now, I am doing the reverse of molecular gastronomy. I'm working with scientists to find ingredients and produce that are proven to be good for you.

Joel Robuchon

#8. When people come to play music as they do to play bridge, civilization will have taken the longest stride forward since the beginning of time.

Jascha Heifetz

#9. 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 Heifetz

#10. At least I admit that I don't know. I know that things are fucked up, beyond belief, and I have nothing original to say about it.

Eric Bogosian

#11. Practice like it means everything in the world to you. Perform like you don't give a damn.

Jascha Heifetz

#12. Today we take it for granted that war happens in smaller, poorer and more backward countries.

Steven Pinker

#13. So. Many. Hundreds and billions and trillions of words.

Natalie Lloyd

#14. At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart.

Ben E. King

#15. To enter the door of greatness you need the key of faith.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#16. The key to success is failure ... Success is made of 99 percent failure.

James Dyson

#17. 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.

Jascha Heifetz

#18. 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".

Jascha Heifetz

#19. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MAZARIN STONE

Arthur Conan Doyle

#20. No matter what side of an argument you're on, you always find some people on your side that wish you were on the other side.

Jascha Heifetz

#21. If you love something and if you're committed and diligent - the things happen!

Lauryn Hill

#22. If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order.

Jascha Heifetz

#23. 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.

Jascha Heifetz

#24. I stare at my reflection in the glass, and I see two versions of myself: the twin sister, and the bride.
"It was supposed to be better than this," I whisper.

Lauren DeStefano

#25. 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.

Jascha Heifetz