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" There is a school in Israel called Hand in Hand which I support. There Arab and Jewish students study together on a daily basis. "
Zubin Mehta
Daily
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" I respect the Indian government for the fact that there are no settlements in Kashmir. "
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" My family and relatives alone could fill Shanmukhananda Hall in Bombay. "
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" Indian hotels are doing well globally because they understand hospitality. "
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" Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it? "
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" An American orchestra doesn't want to play more than it has to. I respectfully disagree with that attitude. "
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" I am jealous of all those people who live on the shore of Dal Lake. "
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" I have been to Kashmir many times, especially with my family, in the '70s. "
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" The amount of culture going on in a small country like Israel is amazing. "
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" One learns how to change gears within a concert repertoire. "
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" I'm hopeful that Israelis can go to Ramallah whenever they want and see how the people are living. "
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" I'm a pucca Indian. Bombay is my home. "
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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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" Critics do their job, and I take their criticism seriously. "
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" I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew. "
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" There was an opinion expressed in the newspapers that, after 20 years, maybe the Israel Philharmonic should consider asking me to leave. I thought they might have a point, so I asked my orchestra. They told me overwhelmingly that they wanted me to stay. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" Even in music concerts in Mumbai and different parts of the world, seats are reserved for sponsors. "
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" I miss the standard of the New York Philharmonic's playing very much. It has certainly been a high point in my life. "
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" In Chicago, they die for their teams. "
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" 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 always look at the work of fashion designers as if they were art. "
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" My temples are only in India. When I am in India, I go to the religious ceremonies. "
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" There are three orchestras in Munich, all world-quality, in a city of one million. Yet every hall is full. "
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