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"The sound was my greatest concern. There were certain difficulties getting used to the way every musician can hear his or herself, the way each of them relates to the musician in the next seat."
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"Do be careful. I can't replace you as easily as all that."

"The main concern was making sure the kids didn't get caught in the middle."

"Our concern, however, is with slavery as it is, and not with any theory of it."

"Our first concern is the security of the lawyers because without security you can't possibly have a fair trial, if trial at all, and that's not been adequately attended to."

"My best stories come out of nowhere, with no concern for form at all."

"The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow-beings."

"It, sometimes, suits the slaveholders to claim, that their slavery is an exclusively State concern; and that the North has, therefore, nothing to do with it."

"Finally, I am encouraged to note that the Security Council issued a statement today expressing its concern about the massive humanitarian crisis in Darfur and calling on all parties to the conflict to protect civilians and reach a ceasefire."

"The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings."
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"There is more openness in LA to possibilities than on the East Coast of America. There is a pioneering spirit there that stems from the reason people went out there in the first place-to find something new."

"There will have to be times when I'm not conducting because I'm composing. I haven't solved that problem, and perhaps I never will."

"Orchestras have become used to the emphasis on the separation of layers, of the ultimate precision and clarity."

"The players never think they project enough. In a hall that seats 3,300 people, it's a very scary thing to play so quietly that you can barely hear yourself."

"In Europe, there is so much tradition, and everyone has established ideas as to what art should be and what it has always been."

"When we're at the end of The Rite of Spring or of a Bruckner symphony, I want people to feel the music physically."
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