The fidget itself is actually a reflection of the brain sending out a signal to get moving, if you can get out and walk around you do that, but if you are stuck behind a desk with a pile of work to do then you just make all the little movements you can.

James Levine

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A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change. by James Levine

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.

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I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest. by James Levine

I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.

orchestra eras treasure

Fate is a misplaced retreat. Many people rationalize an unexplained event as fate and shrug their shoulders when it occurs. But that is not what fate is. The world operates as a series of circles that are invisible, for they extend to the upper air. Fate is where these circles cut to earth. Since we cannot see them, do not know their content, and have no sense of their width, it is impossible to predict when these cuts will slice into our reality. When this happens, we call it fate. Fate is not a chance event but one that is inevitable, we are simply blind to its nature and time.

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We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution. by James Levine

We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.

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I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the righ... by James Levine

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment

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So, the total number of hours spent on the stuff you have to do to take care of a family, working and caring for stuff at home, the total number of hours is actually about the same for mothers and fathers.

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Its just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a completely involved person who reflects what we rehearsed, and whose function is to make it possible for them to do it.

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I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight by James Levine

I thought I'd write one book and the world would change overnight

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I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot. by James Levine

I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.

gestures bigs problem

Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility. by James Levine

Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.

blame responsibility culture

As major orchestras around the world are gripped in various kinds of crises and upheaval, we need to be sure that we are bringing up this new generation.

upheaval generations needs

At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching. by James Levine

At my age, you are naturally inclined towards teaching.

teaching age

The Steinway pianos of today are the finest I have ever played. by James Levine

The Steinway pianos of today are the finest I have ever played.

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I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice. by James Levine

I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.

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Great cataclysmic things can go by and neither the orchestra nor the conductor are under the delusion that whether they make this or that gesture is going to be the deciding factor in how it comes out.

gestures delusion orchestra

But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue.

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Second, if you're the boss, just because they don't ask doesn't mean your employees don't have needs.

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There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchest... by James Levine

There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do.

gestures orchestra

Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software... by James Levine

Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it.

office work people

More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort of kicks in and they just assume that mom's got to be the one who stays home, not dad.

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