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" I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much. "

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

" 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. "

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

" New York for a long time was a kind of conductor's graveyard. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" In Bombay, we have a fine concert hall. I think it is high time we built venues in Delhi and Calcutta, not only for western music, but also Indian music. It doesn't matter which party is in power; don't you think the capital of India should have a concert hall? "

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

" There are people who think I am Israeli. That's rubbish. "

" I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor! "

" Though there is such a rich tradition of culture and arts, I have never been invited to perform at a concert in South India. "

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

" I'm very much tied to the state of Israel, but I am against their policy of settlements in Palestine. "

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

" My father was a trained accountant, a BCom from Sydenham College and a self-taught violinist. In the 1920s, when he was in his teens, he heard a great violinist, Jascha Heifetz, and he was so inspired listening to him that he bought himself a violin, and with a little help from an Italian teacher, he learned to play it. "

" I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas. "

" 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. "

" There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full. "

" I'm really not a party person. I'm in the business of working with 100 people every day, so I don't revel in meeting a roomful of people in my leisure time. "

" Open rehearsals reach people who might not otherwise hear the Philharmonic - people on fixed incomes, people who can't move easily at night, students. "

" You might say that Richard Wagner was the Queen Victoria of Europe. He had musical children everywhere! "

" Israel gives the West Bank water twice a week! One way of promoting good would be not to ration water. "

" My temples are only in India. When I am in India, I go to the religious ceremonies. "

" After conducting Wagner, Beethoven's triple concerto is like taking an Alka Seltzer. "

" I wish that only three residents of Tel Aviv could see what conditions on the West Bank are like. Living in such proximity, most Israelis have no idea about the adversity on the West Bank. "

" I'm a pucca Indian. Bombay is my home. "

" I am not only a Parsi, I am a Kashmiri too. "

" All these people who scream about Kashmir being an armed camp are in fact responsible for keeping it that way. "

" I love to conduct opera. "

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