Benjamin Zander Quotes

It's not a question of how much power you can hoard for yourself, but how much you can give away.

In the measurement world, we set a goal and strive to achieve it. In the universe of possibility, we set the context and let life unfold.

Everybody loves classical music they just don't know about it yet.

In the measurement world, you set a goal and strive for it. In the universe of possibility, you set the context and let life unfold.

Who am I being that my players' eyes are not shining?

I make myself a relentless architect of the possibilities of human beings.

Live the rest of your life in possibility

I have a definition of success. For me, it's very simple. It's not about wealth and fame and power. It's about how many shining eyes I have around me.

The major difference between the 'best' and the 'average' is that the 'best' get as much pleasure from practice as performance.

I settled on a game called I am a contribution. Unlike success and failure, contribution has no other side. It is not arrived at by comparison.

If you make a mistake, celebrate.

How absurd human beings are and how magnificent.

When you make a mistake, throw your hands in the air and say "How fascinating!"

Imagine Martin Luther King saying, 'I have a dream ... But I don't know if the others will buy it.'

The conductor of an orchestra doesn't make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.

I have a definition of success..

Throw yourself into life as someone who makes a difference, accepting that you may not understand how or why.

Look at their eyes. If their eyes are shining, you know youre doing it.

It is the tuning of the universe ... It's as if at the beginning of the symphony God turns up the volume just a tiny bit.

I'm so sorry for you; your lives have been so easy. You can't play great music unless your heart's been broken.

The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.