Daniel Barenboim Inspirational Quotes (28)

Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead.

I'm sure that there are many Israelis who dream of waking up one day to find the Palestinians gone. And there are many Palestinians who dream of going to bed at night and waking up the next morning to find the Israelis gone.

I can't stand being in Chicago anymore and hearing the Brahms Violin Concerto in the elevator. Because that shows me that when they come to the concert hall they listen to it in the same way.

I have the greatest respect for the survivors of the Holocaust. We can't even imagine what these people went through.