23 Quotes by Isaac Stern

A great conductor possesses that certain charisma and talent that demand the ears and the attention of an audience. I can't tell you how that happens, but I'm sure it has an inner basis that is never learned.

I have known Ori Kam for several years and have always regarded him as an extraordinarily talented young mucisian.

New York is the dirtiest, largest, ugliest, broken-down city in the world-but it's the only one.

A conductor has to know how to translate music into a communicative force that makes the listener want to hear what he has to say.

Music is not an acquired culture... it is an active part of life.

It is only through failure and through experiment that we learn and grow.

When you believe in something, you can move mountains.

The greatest wealth of this nation is not only the mergers of giant corporations or the possibility of further globalization of the infrastructure of the world. In the United States, our greatest single source of wealth is the minds and talent of our young people. Not to use it is stupid - to waste it is a crime.

I have a responsibility to pass on to the next generation what I learned from my teachers, ... It keeps me young and reminds me where I came from. Teaching young artists is like giving water to a flower.