Music has the capacity to create a greater reality.

In the long term, Israel's security rests on only one pillar: the Palestinians' acceptance of the country. It isn't the atom bomb that makes Israel secure.

I don't believe that the entire world is constantly anti-Semitic.

To have real knowledge, one must understand the essence of things and not only their manifestations.

I have heard Ori Kam on several occasions over the last few years and have always been deeply impressed with his playing. He possesses a rare combination of musical talent, technical facility, intelligence, and charisma, and he is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary young artists I have heard in recent years.

And in English you have this wonderful difference between listening and hearing, and that you can hear without listening, and you can listen and not hear.

When playing music, it is possible to achieve a unique sense of peace.