We can't hear the balance yet because the soloist is still on the airplane.

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.

What does easy or hard have to do with anything? Excellence is your standard.

All I know, all I can comprehend of the mathematics of a life, are the times your hand is inside my hand, and the times it is not.

Who needs sleep when you have a good book?

When we are nice to others, we generally lose all claim to their respect.

RUIN, v. To destroy. Specifically, to destroy a maid's belief in the virtue of maids.

That saint who advances on his knees never retreats.

I enjoyed trying everything. I'd never get a chance to try fencing or archery if it wasn't for this. It was really fun experience.

I have started to record some demos so hopefully in the near future I can play live.

A sense of humor is an escape valve for the pressures of life.

As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.