James Levine Quotes

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.

It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going.

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 same.

I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.

Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it.

But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue.

Second, if you're the boss, just because they don't ask doesn't mean your employees don't have needs.

Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on the table.

Art has never been a popularity contest.

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 out solutions just as working mothers do.

I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.

Its just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a completely involved person who reflects what we rehearsed, and whose function is to make it possible for them to do it.

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 this new generation.

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home

I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.

I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always.

We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.

There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do.

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment

The Steinway pianos of today are the finest I have ever played.

Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.

At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.

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

I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight

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 kids than working fathers do.

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.