Great cataclysmic things can go by and neither the orchestra nor the conductor are under the delusion that whether they make this or that gesture is going to be the deciding factor in how it comes out.

Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.

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.

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.

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.

Art has never been a popularity contest.

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