You have to be aware of all the latent possibilities that give a work its special character - its atmosphere, its moods, its contrasts.

The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent.'

Silence... is the essence of the music itself, the vital ingredient that makes it possible for the music to exist at all.

Silence ought also to be the core of each concert. Remember the anagram: listen = silent.

You need three or five hands to play Ligeti.

I want to make music. That means I prefer the Steinway piano.

I have a great need to learn what the norm is by dealing with what is not the norm... with the grotesque and the fantastic.

The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent'.

Remember, people who peek through keyholes have to expect an occasional poke in the eye.

I will continue to advocate for a strong federal government role to establish the production, storage and distribution networks needed to support a hydrogen economy.

The majority of celebrities that come to the show actually don't come backstage. Because they don't know that they can.

Even if Bill McKibben were to become dictator, future generations would suffer because of the carbon we had already emitted.

For some sport is a hobby but for me it is a way to survive. It makes me calm, balanced and well-rested. Not tired but vice versa. I think sport balances off my work load.

And after, you know, having the old chicken or whatever it is they bring around and a couple of cocktails, you turn to the person sitting next to you and say, you know, you going home, then?

Only people who are assured of daily food can concern themselves with matters of principle and ethic. A man will become a slave rather than starve.

I came from a very intellectual neighborhood. When we played cowboys and Indians as kids, I had to be Gandhi.

Some of their players are internationals; some play for their national team.

At the beginning of all experimental work stands the choice of the appropriate technique of investigation