An orchestra full of stars can be a disaster.
Why would you want to stand there waving a stick when you could be playing an instrument?
By and large, the Mexican food in Paris is horrible.
Health care confronts us with a difficult test. We have never corrected failure in something so deeply embedded in people's lives and in the economy without the pressure of an outright crisis.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
Failure is never fatal. But failure to change can and might be.
The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.
Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.
I love both my parents dearly.
It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.
Tonight I'm going to listen with my ears.
We need a human presence at the border and a humane presence at the border.
Global competition is about winners and losers.
Music is meant to be a beautiful thing.
Music is the message of peace, and music only brings peace.
The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience.
You've never lived till you've flown!
I see Earth! It is so beautiful!
I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.
I've known Pinchas Zukerman since he was a teenager.
Taste is changing, style is changing, and players' abilities are changing.
