Art should cause violence to be set aside and it is only art that can accomplish this.
I don't know what the problem with Capitol is. Some one's got to wake 'em up. Prod 'em a little bit.
Any good music must be an innovation.
That was when the Spanish came in and conquered the Aztecs. I thought that was a clever thing.
Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers.
I write emotional music.
I'm not an intellectual composer.
Wisdom always makes men fortunate: for by wisdom no man could ever err, and therefore he must act rightly and succeed, or his wisdom would be wisdom no longer.
Israel's [as well as our] enjoyment of the land is contingent on their behavior. Blessings or cruses lie before them; the choice is theirs.
If [Hillary] Clinton can come close in those two traditionally red states, it will be because of the diverse, educated populations around Atlanta and Phoenix. And it will be a sign that Arizona and Georgia are on their way to becoming the new battleground states.
. . . and his eyes were so green they could turn carbon dioxide into oxygen.