I Hate You, Richard Wagner . .

Technique Is Communication: The Two Words Are Synonymous In Conductors.

Stillness Is Our Most Intense Mode Of Action. It Is In Our Moments Of Deep Quiet That Is Born Every Idea, Emotion, And Drive Which We Eventually Honor With The Name Of Action. We Reach Highest In Meditation, And Farthest In Prayer. In Stillness Every Human Being Is Great.

Conducting Is Like Making Love To A Hundred People At The Same Time.

When The Study Of The Arts Leads To The Adoration Of The Formula (heaven Forbid), We Shall Be Lost.

It Is The Artists Of The World, The Feelers And The Thinkers Who Will Ultimately Save Us; Who Can Articulate, Educate, Defy, Insist, Sing And Shout The Big Dreams.