Long note? Yes. Make it seem short.

Suddenly I was in the right tempo - but it wasn't.

I'm conducting slowly because I don't know the tempo.

Accelerando means in tempo. Don't rush.

At every concert I've sensed a certain insecurity about the tempo. It's clearly marked 80...uh, 69.

Bizet was a very young man when he composed this symphony, so play it softly.

Beauty is less important than quality.

Im one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. Im just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.

I told him he'd have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.

Thank you for your cooperation and vice versa.

There was confusion since I stood here 35 years ago.

Music is a holy place, a cathedral so majestic that we can sense the magnificence of the universe.

His voice caught. I choose you, Gretchen. Every time, I'll choose you.

I have been quiet today because fear in my heart has been fighting with frustration in my brain, leaving little energy for my mouth.

Great feelings take with them their own universe, splendid or abject.

If you say to people that there's less violence today than in the past, they would be stunned to hear that. But it's the truth, even though we have awful things happening in Syria or Sudan.

It would be awesome to stay popular, but if I was only an underground artist, I would be okay with that.

Healing means accepting all parts of ourselves, not just the parts we like, but all of us.

Are women necessary? Not with Ava around

When I was playing, they said soccer was a man's world and women should remain on the sidelines, all I can say is I'm glad I never had to go up against Mia Hamm

We look harder for flaws in a study when we don't agree with its conclusions.