
Originál: (en) My grandfather used to take me for walks in the mountains and he didn't say very much. I learned from him to listen to silence. And for me, listening is the most important thing: to listen to each other, to listen to what people say, to listen to music.
Zdroj: The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/aug/08/life-in-music-claudio-abbado