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James Levine Biography

James Lawrence Levine (/lɪˈvaɪn/; born June 23, 1943) is an American conductor and pianist. He is primarily known for his tenure as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera (the "Met"), a position he held for 40 years (1976–2016). He was formally terminated by the Met from all his positions and affiliations with the company on March 12, 2018 over sexual misconduct allegations which he denies.

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Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it.

Work, People, Office, Look, Treat

Its 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.

Completely, Look, Looks, Orchestra, Rehearsed, Want

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.

Change, Pace, People

We found that when people put this issue on the table, it turns out that men acknowledge the issue, and employers and employees can work out solutions just as working mothers do.

Inspiring, Mothers Day, Men, Turns, Employers, Mothers

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment

Lucky, Mentor, Mentors, Moment, Teacher, Teachers

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home

Home, Hunch, Hunches, Men

Working mothers do an hour more per day than working fathers do and working mothers do on average an hour more per day with the kids than working fathers do.

Inspiring, Mothers Day, Father, Fathers, Hour, Working

Art has never been a popularity contest.

Art, Contest, Contests, Popularity

Fate is a misplaced retreat. Many people rationalize an unexplained event as fate and shrug their shoulders when it occurs. But that is not what fate is. The world operates as a series of circles that are invisible, for they extend to the upper air. Fate is where these circles cut to earth. Since we cannot see them, do not know their content, and have no sense of their width, it is impossible to predict when these cuts will slice into our reality. When this happens, we call it fate. Fate is not a chance event but one that is inevitable, we are simply blind to its nature and time.

Cutting, Fate, Happens, Rationalize, Reality, Slice

As major orchestras around the world are gripped in various kinds of crises and upheaval, we need to be sure that we are bringing up this new generation.

Needs, Generations, Upheaval, Orchestras, Generation, Kinds

I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.

Drama, Strengths, Think, Thinking, Voice

Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.

Blame, Culture, Responsibility, Taking

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

Ensemble, Imagine, Company, Wanting

Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on the table.

Boyfriend, Family, Father, Needs, Step

But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue.

Lying, Fall, Mean, Nap, Continue, Down

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.

Increased, Lasts, Men, Participation, Thirty, Years

It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going.

Dating, Honeymoon, Kept, Phenomenal, Relationship

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.

Couple, Couples, Dad, Kicks, Mom, Negotiation

Second, if you're the boss, just because they don't ask doesn't mean your employees don't have needs.

Ask, Boss, Mean, Needs

And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in this sort of depth.

Depth, Guests, Littles, Pretty, Guest, Nearly

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