114 Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma

Our (nation's) cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.

One of the marks of a great teacher lies not only in an ability to impart knowledge but also in knowing when to encourage a student to go off on his own.

Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes your friend for life.

Nobody else can make the sound you make.

You must have a reason to be in the places to which you go, and you must do only things that you really care about.

Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.

I don't always have a five-year plan. One thing you must do in life is keep your learning curve as high as possible.

Music has always been transnational;

Music is one of the ways we can achieve a kind of shorthand to understand each other.