“Essentially, the [New York] Philharmonic is just like any other orchestra-they all have the spirit of kids, and if you scratch away a little of the fatigue and cynicism, out comes a 17-year-old music student again, full of wonder, exuberance and a tremendous love of music.” IfsYearsLittlesKidsSpiritWonderNew YorkStudentsCynicismOrchestraScratchesFatigueMusic LoveCynicExuberanceOld Music Author:Zubin Mehta
“I'm that same David Crockett, fresh from the backwoods, half-horse, half-alligator, a little touched with the snapping turtle; can wade the Mississippi, leap the Ohio, ride upon a streak of lightning, and slip without a scratch down a honey locust [tree].” LittlesHalfTreeHorseTouchedLeapHoneySlipsLightningScratchesMississippiOhioStreaksTurtlesWadeAlligatorsSnappingBackwoods Book:Sketches and eccentricities of Col. David Crockett,: of West Tennessee Source: Sketches and eccentricities of Col. David Crockett,: of West Tennessee