The World Motivation
I feel that the Jews have always had a special connection to this part of the world, which in geographical terms was called Palestine for so many centuries.
“I feel that the Jews have always had a special connection to this part of the world, which in geographical terms was called Palestine for so many centuries.”
I feel that the Jews have always had a special connection to this part of the world, which in geographical terms was called Palestine for so many centuries.
Controversial means somebody who makes people think. And if you are afraid of people who will be against you, you might as well stay home and do nothing.
I know so many Irish musicians. They're all over, because there has been so much emigration from Ireland. Like the Jews.
For me personally, Elliott Carter was and remains one of the most meaningful composers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries because he represents substance. He was the living proof of uncompromising, complex music, which at first seems inaccessible. But it becomes accessible if one digs in and sees the development through.
I love Texas itself. The landscape is remarkable. The combination of cultures here is incredible. And the history here is pretty remarkable, too, going back centuries.
Centuries ago it may have been difficult for pregnant women and their children to get proper nourishment, probably leading to smaller - and therefore shorter-lived - adults.
Art goes beyond politics. Even if there are writers who are involved in politics, eventually, in one or two centuries, it's not their politics which is going to count, but the fact of having given life to feelings, of having created characters and made a living work of art.
For centuries, prosperity has been easy to define in material terms. At a personal level, by how much one earns; how much one has.