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James Levine

"It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is - like Verdi said - working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestra's collective qualities emerge."

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"It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is - like Verdi said - working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestra's collective qualities emerge."

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"Confrontation affords you the opportunity to hear the other side of the story."

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Asa Don Brown

"Meetings! Meetings! Meetings!Do they ever achieve anything or do they just let a lot of hot air out of an already over inflated balloon?"

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Asa Don Brown

"To rush into explanations is always a sign of weakness."

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Asa Don Brown

"When you talk, use words that inspire you and others."

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"To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience ultimately one must have one's experiences in common."

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Asa Don Brown

"Wouldn't it be wonderful to be a natural communicator and know exactly what, when, why, and how to speak so that your message is conveyed and received as you intend?"

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Asa Don Brown

"Active listening is key to all healthy and effective communication, however, it doesn't necessarily come easily."

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Asa Don Brown

"A very unwise man once said, "He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words." A very annoyed woman once said, "He who does not want to communicate will never enjoy their silence for very long."

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"The longer a person's twitter @username is, the harder it is to argue with them - on twitter."

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Asa Don Brown

"The big, bad unknown is only that until it is known. Then you look back and wonder what all the fuss and worry was about."

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James Levine
"They've really got to recognize that all of us bring some of our family issues to work and our work home."

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James Levine
"Women tend to have recognition and peer group support - recognition from friends and family that this has to be a big issue in their lives. They're more comfortable expressing the need for support and receiving it."

Family

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James Levine
"Art has never been a popularity contest."

Art

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James Levine
"And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and childcare has increased and women's have stayed at about the same."

Men

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James Levine
"More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort of kicks in and they just assume that mom's got to be the one who stays home, not dad."

Father

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James Levine
"What's interesting is that both men and women are struggling with this issue in remarkably similar percentages, but the big difference is that women tend to talk about this when men keep it silent."

Men

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James Levine
"It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is - like Verdi said - working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestra's collective qualities emerge."

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James Levine
"When they are performing in front of the public, they ought to have a sensation that's relatively easy, if the technical and the interpretive work was done before."

Work

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James Levine
"It's just that, when the orchestra look at me, I want them to see a completely involved person who reflects what we rehearsed, and whose function is to make it possible for them to do it."

Want

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James Levine
"I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always."

Work

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