Yo-Yo Ma
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You actually get to code infinite variety.
You actually get to code infinite variety.
Right? In a world where we can measure everything, or we think we can measure everything, how wonderful it is that you could have the poetry of music, or poetry, or music that actually makes you think you are touching infinity.
Right? In a world where we can measure everything, or we think we can measure everything, how wonderful it is that you could have the poetry of music, or poetry, or music that actually makes you think you are touching infinity.
Right? In a world where we can measure everything, or we think we can measure everything, how wonderful it is that you could have the poetry of music, or poetry, or music that actually makes you think you are touching infinity.
And I'm 68. That means I've been trying to get this right for 64 years.
And I'm 68. That means I've been trying to get this right for 64 years.
And I'm 68. That means I've been trying to get this right for 64 years.
Now, what's interesting about two-year-olds and three-year-olds, they are the center of their world.
Now, what's interesting about two-year-olds and three-year-olds, they are the center of their world.
Now, what's interesting about two-year-olds and three-year-olds, they are the center of their world.
And if you get a lot of attention, of course you want more attention. But I think... As I was growing up, my wife and I have friends that say, Yo-Yo, you and your wife, you aspire toward normalcy. Now, that's interesting because kids are really smart.
And if you get a lot of attention, of course you want more attention. But I think... As I was growing up, my wife and I have friends that say, Yo-Yo, you and your wife, you aspire toward normalcy. Now, that's interesting because kids are really smart.
And if you get a lot of attention, of course you want more attention. But I think... As I was growing up, my wife and I have friends that say, Yo-Yo, you and your wife, you aspire toward normalcy. Now, that's interesting because kids are really smart.
They know no matter what you say, you go to a class, they figure out whatever hierarchy there is, who's smart, who's athletic, who does this, and who's a bully, and who's on a fast track. And they figure all of this out. And I think we all have this aspiration to both belong and to feel special.
They know no matter what you say, you go to a class, they figure out whatever hierarchy there is, who's smart, who's athletic, who does this, and who's a bully, and who's on a fast track. And they figure all of this out. And I think we all have this aspiration to both belong and to feel special.
They know no matter what you say, you go to a class, they figure out whatever hierarchy there is, who's smart, who's athletic, who does this, and who's a bully, and who's on a fast track. And they figure all of this out. And I think we all have this aspiration to both belong and to feel special.