Things may move slow in the academic world, but I continue to move at a pace relative to the urgency of the moment, looking forward to the time when the academic world can catch up.

"A creative life is not just for those fictional few who are "touched by the hand of God." We are all touched by the hand of God."

The silence between two notes is as beautiful and meaningful as the notes themselves.

With music and art, I can create the kind of world in which I wish to live.

One of the greatest acts of courage is having to face every day of life feeling unloved.

The universe is one of continual creation, so therefore we too are continually creating. The form of our creativity is not as important the loving essence within a given form, because that love is the foundation of our creative expression itself, eternal and indestructible.

There is something so beautiful and inspiring about picking ourselves up with humility and dignity after we fall.