Music. It’s not about those things. It’s about a feeling. It’s about expressing yourself. It’s about letting go.

...bands fall out. But at the end of the day, they're like family. You get back together because you have to, because you're stronger together than you are apart.

For thirty minutes I sat back and felt the glimmer of pride that historically precedes the most catastrophic falls.

Mentors change lives, but students change mentors’ lives more.

The perfect borscht is what life should be but never is.

I think perhaps education doesn’t do us much good unless it is mixed with sweat.

A trout fisherman is something that defieth understanding.

Grace is favor shown to people who do not deserve any favor at all.

Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.

Everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit.

The more you put into it, the more you and the audience will get out of it.

You know, social issue movies don't make a lot of money.