Not Only Has The Eyes Taken Over,

In Times Of Totalitarian Or Autocratic Rule, Music (indeed Culture In General) Is Often The Only Avenue Of Independent Thought. It Is The Only Way People Can Meet As Equals, And Exchange Ideas. Culture Then Becomes Primarily The Voice Of The Oppressed And It Takes Over From Politics As A Driving Force For Change.

You Can't Expect Someone Born Into A Family With No Music...to Understand When I'm Conducting The Schönberg Variations.

The Germans Are Prisoners Of Their Past.

If A Man Dreams About Sleeping With Marilyn Monroe, He's Certainly Entitled To That. But When He Wakes Up, He Has To Acknowledge That He Is Married To Someone Else.

I'm Not Naive. I Know Perfectly Well That There Isn't A Single Arab Or Muslim In The World Who Would Say: There Has To Be A Jewish State In The Middle East.