All James Levine Quotes
- Fate is a misplaced retreat. Many people rationalize an unexplained event as fate and shrug their shoulders when it occurs. But that is not what… Air
- Art has never been a popularity contest. Art
- And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at… All
- As major orchestras around the world are gripped in various kinds of crises and upheaval, we need to be sure that we are bringing up… Bringing
- Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility. Blame
- I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot. Big
- I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest Chest
- I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight Book
- My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home Both
- It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or 30 years, or 40 years, or anything like that Anything Like
- I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment Lucky
- And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and childcare has increased and women's have stayed at about the… Both
- Working mothers do an hour more per day than working fathers do and working mothers do on average an hour more per day with the… Average
- Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on the table. Dad
- At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching. Age
- It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going. Dating
- We found that when people put this issue on the table, it turns out that men acknowledge the issue, and employers and employees can work… Acknowledge
- More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort… Amazed
- Second, if you're the boss, just because they don't ask doesn't mean your employees don't have needs. Ask
- But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue. Air
- A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change. Change
- Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it. Look
- There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do. Gestures
- I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always. Company
- I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice. Drama