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" I have a few homes, and Los Angeles is certainly one of them. "

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" I have been to Kashmir many times, especially with my family, in the '70s. "

" In Chicago, they die for their teams. "

" I respect the Indian government for the fact that there are no settlements in Kashmir. "

" One learns how to change gears within a concert repertoire. "

" I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call each other any time. "

" An American orchestra doesn't want to play more than it has to. I respectfully disagree with that attitude. "

" I've never said, 'I live for art.' "

" Israel is a piece of real estate that neither Jew or Arab will let go of; neither will leave these shores. And so they will have to learn to live together. "

" Even in music concerts in Mumbai and different parts of the world, seats are reserved for sponsors. "

" The 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable. "

" Rock music is predictable, unless there's great talent involved. "

" The New York Philharmonic is a tremendous opportunity, a great orchestra. "

" Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it? "

" American musicians are very giving - they have the highest standard in the world - but they are also very demanding in their conditions. "

" I feel growing up in Mumbai is an advantage, as we grow up speaking so many languages that when we go abroad, it becomes easier to learn new languages. "

" It seems always to have been difficult to have been a New York Philharmonic conductor because of the nature of New York. We are in direct competition with the great orchestras in the world who come to play in our hall or in Carnegie, and we are constantly compared. I think that 's a good thing. "

" There is a school in Israel called Hand in Hand which I support. There Arab and Jewish students study together on a daily basis. "

" I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras. "

" I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me. "

" As long as they keep building settlements, the world will be anti-Israeli. "

" Let's try to count the number of Nobel prize-winners that have emerged from scientific centres of excellence like the Weizmann Institute and Haifa's technical university, the Technion. There has to be at least 25. "

" If you can sing together, you can live together. "

" I am jealous of all those people who live on the shore of Dal Lake. "

" Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed. "

" I'm hopeful that Israelis can go to Ramallah whenever they want and see how the people are living. "

" I am always hearing from Israelis, 'Oh, CNN is anti-Israel,' or 'BBC is against us.' But no, they are reporting facts. "

" Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed. "

" My tastes are Viennese. "

" I sometimes feel it is to my disadvantage that I have not conducted the Cleveland Orchestra or the Boston or Chicago symphonies, but then I have had to sacrifice something in order to have enough time with my orchestras. "