...literary translators are the interpreters of human values - and the true peacemakers.

I have a resistance to change in things that I feel comfortable with and that I'm used to.

When you have made a catalogue of your friend's faults it is only fair to supply him with a duplicate, so that he may know yours.

Film, television and to a certain extent, theater are modern day libraries.

I try to maintain a healthy dose of daydreaming, to remain sane.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt and J.F Kennedy were Presidents in very different times.

When I first was conducting as guest conductor in Europe 25 years ago, I would propose doing American pieces and grudgingly it would be accepted from time to time.

I met some friends in the end of 10th, beginning of 11th, who were in the popular group so I finished off high school in that group and got to see both sides

I don't think it's tough to get there mentally. Your mind is saying, 'You know how to do this.' But your body doesn't always respond.

The great and invigorating influences in American life have been the unorthodox: the people who challenge an existing institution or way of life, or say and do things that make people think.

Basically, we are a whole world of people desperately trying to figure out what is the dark side of our natures and how much can we explore without becoming something else.