A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.
I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's a job where I don't think sex plays much part.
The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion.
Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.
Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult.