“I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as ...” — Leonard Slatkin Quote

“I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.”

“The convergence of the Rhone and Saone. Paul Bocuse. The birthplace of cinema. Chateauneuf-du-Pape just a few miles down the road. It does not get much better than Lyon.”

“I'm beginning to see that just knowing the piece is not enough. Having a clear technique is not enough. Having a broad repertory is not enough. I want desperately to get past all those things.”

“While other stone fruits grow tender on the surface as they ripen, apricots take an alternate path to maturity, softening from the inside out.”

“There's nothing that irritates Americans more than the fact that some members of Congress think they are entitled to their own set of rules. And it's true - too many people in Washington live in an alternate reality.”

“So I think we're kind of an alternate choice for people who have had it with sex and violence.”