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James Levine
May 24, 1943 -
Nationality: American
Category: Musician
Subcategory: American Musician

And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and childcare has increased and women's have stayed at about the same.

   

Working mothers do an hour more per day than working fathers do and working mothers do on average an hour more per day with the kids than working fathers do.

   

I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.

   

We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution.

   

You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on one another.

   

I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always.

   

I have a big problem with conductors who gesture a lot.

   

If you factor in not just who's doing what at home, but how much more time working fathers are spending on work outside the home, on average they spend two hours more per day outside the home.

   

A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change.

   

The invisible dilemma is that men face the very real problem that they don't feel comfortable bringing these issues up and they tend not to be acknowledged at work.

   

Where my tastes in music are concerned, I'm a real maximalist.

   

It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or 30 years, or 40 years, or anything like that.

   

It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going.

   

There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do.

   

But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue.

   

Women tend to have recognition and peer group support - recognition from friends and family that this has to be a big issue in their lives. They're more comfortable expressing the need for support and receiving it.

   

Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it.

   

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.

   

Art has never been a popularity contest.

   

We found that when people put this issue on the table, it turns out that men acknowledge the issue, and employers and employees can work out solutions just as working mothers do.

   

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