That's the way Stravinsky was. Bup, bup, bup, bup. The poor guy's dead now. Play it legato.

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.

I have actually five honorary degrees.

Almost anything difficult, any challenge takes time, patience, and hard work.

Reason is a harmonising, controlling force rather than a creative one.

Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people's interests first.

You can't hold firewalls and intrusion detection systems accountable. You can only hold people accountable.

Nods from the Gilded pointers - Nods from the Seconds slim - Decades of Arrogance between The Dial life - And Him -

I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound perch in my lake.

I'm not a player, I'm an alien...My focus is on winning championships. I don't focus on anything else. Aliens only want to win championships.

Mr. Chairman, when I contemplate the evils of apartheid, my heart bleeds and I am sure the heart of every true blooded African bleeds.

Fantasies have to remain dirty. Cleanliness, scrupulousness and rationality are poison for eroticism.