Music has a lot in com­mon with math­e­mat­ics. But in music, two and two need not make four: they add up to what­ever you wish.

- Jascha Heifetz

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 af…

- Jascha Heifetz

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 tha…

- Jascha Heifetz

Can you appreciate music without playing it? Yes, you can. You can appreciate baseball without playing it. Many people attend a football game merely …

- Jascha Heifetz

Just make it (his obituary): born in Russia, first lesson at 3, debut at 7, debut in America in 1917.

- Jascha Heifetz

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

- Jascha Heifetz

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

- Jascha Heifetz

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

There is no such thing as perfection, there are only standards. And after you have set a standard you learn that it was not high enough. You want to …

- Jascha Heifetz