There is such a suspicion in today's world of people who do more than one thing, who aren't specialized.

Once you get over the first hill, there is always a new, higher one lurking, of course.

There will have to be times when I'm not conducting because I'm composing. I haven't solved that problem, and perhaps I never will.

Orchestras have become used to the emphasis on the separation of layers, of the ultimate precision and clarity.

As we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign.

The act of conducting in itself, of waving my arms in the air and being in charge, I didn't miss. I missed the sensual pleasure of being in contact with music.

My music wouldn't sound the way it does if I hadn't had the experience of conducting.

Pulse as an active means of expression, Stravinsky and Beethoven are the two masters of that.

This conducting thing happened. In 1983 I was sucked into this international career, which was a very scary experience.

I discovered that the people of the North are different and there's no way you can make a person from the North similar to a Southerner. They're two different worlds.

I feel very free and very happy to be a composer.

Men, " she said rueful, "are the most absurd creatures on this green earth." "But there are camels, " Gabriel pointed out. "Believe me, " she answered. "I've taken camels into consideration.

A writer's partner should be a good reader...otherwise she/he will get bored what's happening around.

I have a strong theory that you can tell a lot about someone by their coffee order.

When Arecibo is not listening to anything else, it hears the voice of creation.

Where does peace arise? Peace arises whenever we let something go.

In Spain there were no TV rights for Formula One.

History - that little sewer where man loves to wallow.

Wherever you go in the world, you just have to say you're Canadian and people laugh

But who, except God, can say whether a man is right or foolish if he follows the call of his conscience?

A true friend is a friend when in difficulty