Another thing that you really do when you play, that you're supposed to do, is colors. You know, you cannot play with one color. If you play with one….

Life is not as easy as it could be for a person with a disability..

Every person with a disability has a slightly different kind of disability. Not everybody has the same problems. Usually the wheelchairs are the whee….

I always say separate your abilities from your disabilities. You know, if I could play the violin, I don't have to play it standing up. I can play it….

..I heard Ori Kam and was deeply impressed with his achievements as a violist. His technical and interpretive skills are truly unique. I see a great ….

I couldn't only do one thing--I don't want the personal hell of oneness..

Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled..

A Century of Wisdom is universal and will enrich readers for generations to come..

I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time..

I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people who care about the future of cl….

I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives a….

In Paris they have special wheelchairs that go through every doorway. They don't change the doorways, they change the wheelchairs. To hell with the p….

I can actually see the sound in my head. I can actually see it... But each sound is different so this one has that sparkle, there is a sparkle to the….

Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things..

Ask many of us who are disabled what we would like in life and you would be surprised how few would say, 'Not to be disabled.' We accept our limitati….

Everybody has a different kind of talent and a different timetable as to when they develop..

For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them..

I feel that you always pay when you are a child..

This machine, the wheelchair, I can go all over the place, but you need a place without stairs to get in..

Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it..

A lot of people like to think that polio was a inspiration in what I do. I think that music has to do with what kind of passion do you have..