“When we touch one another through music, we are touching the heart, the mind, and the spirit all at once. -- Leonard Bernstein” MusicArtistic InspirationMusical Inspiration Book:Leonard Bernstein: American Original Source: Leonard Bernstein: American Original
“What a thrilling world this could be if only we would never again have to indulge the brutal sin of war-making . . . Instead of wasting our energies in hostility and our wealth on weaponry, we could send art to the moon, exalt our Pasternaks instead of isolating them. We could feed and house and clothe everyone forever; lick cancer in a week; harness the sun's energy; learn a few languages; talk, travel, grow, and love. [ -- Leonard Bernstein's closing remarks following his 1959 Moscow concert program telecast nationwide in the United States]” UtopiaPacifismNuclear Disarmament Book:Leonard Bernstein: American Original Source: Leonard Bernstein: American Original