I am jealous of all those people who live on the shore of Dal Lake.

I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.

I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor!

A woman's life in the orchestra is not as long as a man's; she is just not as good at 60 as a man is at 60.

It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music.

In this art form, in any art form, generalities are useless.

In truth, I became a conductor because deep down I wanted to conduct Brahmss four symphonies and Richard Strausss tone poems.

Although I am flexible and ready to take advice, I can't carry an umbrella of thoughts over my head that would distract me and affect my music making.

I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time.

There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full.

Rock music is predictable, unless theres great talent involved.

That’s what happens when you crowd enough folks into the same sandbox: eventually they’re gonna start throwing a fit over who gets what part to play with.

The world has been blind in the presence of artificial lights.They blame about the darkness in broad daylight.

I wondered why the head could move so swiftly while the heart dragged its feet.

A wholesome oblivion of one's neighbours is the beginning of wisdom.

That which is priceless has no cost.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

We must consider both the ultimate end and all clear sensory evidence, to which we refer our opinions; for otherwise everything will be full of uncertainty and confusion.

We're a spoiled, lazy culture, full of ethnic pride that has to have a parade for every nationality.

Only by being a man or woman for others does one become fully human.

Love begets love, love knows no rules, this is same for all.