Suddenly I was in the right tempo - but it wasn't.

I'm conducting slowly because I don't know the tempo.

Accelerando means in tempo. Don't rush.

At every concert I've sensed a certain insecurity about the tempo. It's clearly marked 80...uh, 69.

Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it softly.

Beauty is less important than quality.

Im one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. Im just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.

I told him he'd have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.

Thank you for your cooperation and vice versa.

There was confusion since I stood here 35 years ago.

Write it down in your own handwriting.

She hits me and she beats me and she drinks. My mom is an alcoholic.

As long as the government's actions are secret, it cannot be held accountable. A government for the people and by the people should be transparent to the people.

I've often thought that there isn't any "I" at all; that we are simply the means of expression of something else; that when we think we are ourselves, we are simply the victims of a delusion.

The words 'I'm sorry' are so powerful that it's almost difficult to overstate

For me, religiosity is ... the constant remembrance of the presence of the soul.

Work is not slavery, then. Work is creativity. It is the expression of ourselves that no one else can duplicate.

It is a time for martyrs now, and if I am to be one, it will be for the cause of brotherhood. That's the only thing that can save this country.

There are moments where you stop living, if you stop changing, and if you stop seeking growth of some sort.

You might catch me dozing off, but only for a minute. For a second.