“As a professional cellist, I go to mostly classical concerts because t...” — Jan Vogler Quote

“As a professional cellist, I go to mostly classical concerts because that's the music I play, but I am also always trying to find out who the voices of our time are. I attend a spectrum of concerts that are close to classical - anything from Wynton Marsalis to Renee Fleming.”

“There was no such thing as a solo career in East Germany. You had to get the best orchestra job that you could.”

“Our biggest catastrophe was that Dresden was destroyed in the war. But the message of the city is that wounds of war can heal, and people can live in peace.”

“Jazz musicians, in a way, are nerds. We are so in our world.”

“There's no place that communicates as much - and as quickly - as Times Square does. I see the roiling energy and its forceful race into the future. Of course, after 15 minutes, I want to get as far away from there as possible.”

“I grew up with Mark Twain, and we had the complete Hemingway at home, of course in German translation.”

“There comes not seldom a crisis in the life of men, of nations, and of worlds, when the old forms seem ready to decay, and the old rules of action have lost their binding force. The evils of existing systems obscure the blessings that attend them, and, where reform is needed, the cry is raised for subversion.”

“I think that much of this was running in background as I contemplated whether or not to attend the PS 99 reunion, although I certainly anticipated that I would not; it smelled like death, not youth.”

“Europe is no longer a Christian continent; few Europeans attend religious services on Sunday, and the European Union recently refused to refer to Europe's religious heritage in its fledgling constitution.”

“I am a simple girl and do not like partying. Whatever parties I attend are small ones, with my own friends.”

“Modi invite me for his swearing in ceremony and I did attend it.”

“A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.”