Does Age Bring Wisdom?

Kurt Masur
Conductor
"In the arts, you cannot lie. You cannot do a kind of diplomatic thing. If I speak to a musician in the orchestra, he should feel that I respect him highly. Otherwise, he wouldn't be willing to follow me. He must feel like a partner. My father told me, "I don't want you to compromise, but be careful. It's your life you are living and nobody else's. Find out who you are and find out what you really believe in."

• Andrew Zuckerman's Book, "Wisdom"