Without Order There Can Be No Inner

[on The Music Of Richard Strauss:] Too Many Notes!

Do Not Take Up Music Unless You Would Rather Die Than Not Do So.

A Great Work Is Made Out Of A Combination Of Obedience And Liberty.

Life Is Denied By Lack Of Attention, Whether It Be To Cleaning Windows Or Trying To Write A Masterpiece.

[on Being Asked How It Felt To Be The First Female Conductor Of The Boston Symphony:] I've Been A Woman For A Little More Than Fifty Years, And I've Gotten Over My Original Astonishment.