“But some people will say you just did these programs. Well, yes, the p...” — Michael Tilson Thomas Quote

“But some people will say you just did these programs. Well, yes, the programs are important and I'm proud of the programs, but mostly I'm proud of the way the San Francisco Symphony plays these programs.”

“And at the same time, you are of course a performer, but it's very important that you understand that your role as a performer is to get the best performance from those wonderful colleagues that you have the chance to work with.”

“The first year I started in San Francisco, there was an American work on every program and there's been a lot of music by living composers and gradually that was part of the process of getting the audience really to trust me.”

“Erykah Badu sang with me at a sold out show in San Francisco which was great.”

“I want to give every victim of every crime in San Francisco the right to participate in restorative justice if they choose to.”

“San Francisco has always been a really special city to us. Every time we go, it holds that magic for us.”