My thesis statement would be—Bach didn't write Baroque music. He wrote great music.

I say if you're not obsessing about something, you might not be into it quite enough.

Kill your television. Throw it out the darn window. Watch PBS in a bar.

If you want to be happy, you listen to the music; if you want to be sad, you listen to the words.

If I was any happier, you'd think I was on crack.

The minute you make a record because you think somebody's going to play it on the radio is the minute you ought to quit.

I was trained completely by ear. And it was actually diving into the Bach that led me to get - there was like a Mel Bay "Teach Yourself How To Sight Read..."

I celebrate three holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Telluride.

It was kind of sort of the heavens opened up and I realized that Bach, at least, you know - out of all the classical music - needs to be a big part of my life.

I think people react so strongly to hearing the human voice, you can't give them too much of it or else they want it all the time.

The real question is, do you root for the fox in that song? Or are you horrified that the goose and the duck are being dragged off to their death, which is described in detail?

A FAILED RESOLUTION IS NOT THE FAULT OF RESOLUTIONS.

In humility, we find our true calling and our greatest honor.

There should be no boundary to human endeavor.

As you know from school, it's when you have not prepared for the test that you have the fear of failing. And if you have prepared, even if you fail, you've done your best.

Listen, if the mayor wants to have a debate about education in this city, I got three words: bring it on.

How did [the Holocaust] happen? Because God allowed it to happen. Why did it happen? Because God said, 'My top priority for the Jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of Israel.'

Ultimately photography is about who you are. It's the truth in relation to yourself. And seeking truth becomes a habit.

Blondes are like white mice, you only find them in cages. They wouldn’t last long in nature. They’re too conspicuous.

There are quantities of human beings, but there are many more faces, for each person has several.

I think I make better use of language and imagery than when I started out.