8 Quotes & Sayings By James Levine

James Levine is a New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty titles for adults and teens. He is the author of the #1 bestselling The Book of Lost Fragrances, which was reprinted in an updated edition in April 2014. He is also the author of the novel Where the Darkness Ends, the novella Where the Night Fell, and his latest novel, The Devil's Arithmetic. He has also written nonfiction books on unusual topics such as The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (co-authored with his mother, Marjorie Levine), and Where the Hell Am I? (co-authored with his sister, Linda Levine) Read more

His work has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Playboy, GQ, Esquire, Men's Health, Details Magazine, Best American Mystery Stories 2005 (winner), LA Weekly, Chicago Tribune Review of Books, Salon.com and Publishers Weekly.

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It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is - like Verdi said - working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestra's collective qualities emerge. James Levine
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Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it. James Levine
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I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment. James Levine
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More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort of kicks in and they just assume that mom's got to be the one who stays home, not dad. James Levine
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It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going. James Levine
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A lot of people get impatient with the pace of change. James Levine
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Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on the table. James Levine