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Quote by Yo-Yo Ma
The role of the musician is to go from concept to full execution.

The role of the musician is to go from concept to full execution. Put another way, its to go from understanding the content of something to really learning how to communicate it and make sure its well-received and lives in somebody else. – Yo-Yo Ma

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I love grocery shopping when Im home. Thats what makes me feel totally normal. I love both the idea of home as in being with my family and friends, and also the idea of exploration. I think those two are probably my great interests. – Yo-Yo Ma

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My teacher, my great cello teacher Leonard Rose, was such a great cellist, and nurturing man, very patient. But I grew up not only admiring him, but obviously Casals, Rostrotovich, Jacqueline du Pre, and many others, including many of my peers and contemporaries. – Yo-Yo Ma

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Things can fall apart, or threaten to, for many reasons, and then theres got to be a leap of faith. Ultimately, when youre at the edge, you have to go forward or backward if you go forward, you have to jump together. – Yo-Yo Ma

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