The arts can do more to sustain the peace than all the wars, the armaments, and the threats and warnings of politicians.

A friend of mine once said that there were only two truly national events in the history of the United States. One was the Civil War and the other one was the Depression.

The brain heals the past like an injury.

Controlled hysteria is what's required. To exist constantly in a state of controlled hysteria. It's agony. But everyone has agony. The difference is that I try to take my agony home and teach it to sing.

Studies show that a trusting workplace increases employees' level of happiness, work effort, productivity, and engagement. It also provides an environment that encourages open communication and promotes people to share their ideas.

A character is defined by the kinds of challenges he cannot walk away from. And by those he has walked away from that cause him remorse.

A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man.