An artists job is to see. And to go out in the world and see it firsthand, just as it is; to report with line and words what is seen. To be in the world, not just study about the world, that is the artists task

Speed and efficiency do not always increase the quality of life.

Children are sent to school to be civilized, to learn to be part of the social enterprise.

Never forget that music is too important to be left entirely in the hands of professionals.

Public lives are lived out on the job and in the marketplace, where certain rules, conventions, laws, and social customs keep most of us in line. Private lives are lived out in the presence of family, friends, and neighbors who must be considered and respected even though the rules and proscriptions are looser than what's allowed in public. But in our secret lives, inside our own heads, almost anything goes.

Almost anything can be dealt with if people are of good will and light hearts and strong values.

I believe in dancing.