I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
One of the marks of a great teacher lies not only in an ability to impart knowledge but also in knowing when to encourage a student to go off on his own.
As you begin to realize that every different type of music, everybody's individual music, has its own rhythm, life, language and heritage, you realize how life changes, and you learn how to be more open and adaptive to what is around us.
When your heart and your mind are engaged, you cannot go wrong.
Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel. If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children's education.
Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.
The worst thing you can do is say to yourself, "I want to be just like somebody else. " You have to absorb knowledge from someone else, but ultimately you have to find your own voice.
Alex gazed at her. Her mouth was slightly open; she ran her fingernail against her lower teeth as she thought. She'd knotted her hair at the nape of her neck again, and a strand had slipped loose onto her shoulder, gleaming in the lantern light. Suddenly all of his objections seemed meaningless. Don't, he thought. You'll regret it. He didn't care anymore. Slowly, unable to stop himself, he reached out and cupped his hand around her foot.
The trouble with Earl Barrett is that he's one paced. . . . Zooommmmm.
God's ways and His will come in His own perfect time.
Nelson Mandela can rot in prison until he dies or I die, whichever takes longer.