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

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

" New York is really the place to be; to go to New York, you're going to the center of the world, the lion's den. "

" We are so indebted to our ancestors, musically speaking, that they have left us 400 years of music. "

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" 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. "

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

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" My life is so full of sacrifices. "

" Wagner's philosophy had absolutely nothing to do with Bruckner. Bruckner hadn't written a single word against Jews. Wagner's book on the Jews was one of the most infamous books of the 19th century. "

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" 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 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. "

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