“I’d just as soon play tennis with the net down.”

Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.

Like a piece of ice on a hot stove the poem must ride on its own melting.

Any work of art must first of all tell a story.

Freedom lies in being bold.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

Have courage and a little willingness to venture and be defeated.

You have freedom when you’re easy in your harness.

All thought is a feat of association; having what’s in front of you bring up something in your mind that you almost didn’t know you knew.

The test is always how we treat the poor.

All the fun is in how you say a thing.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

The ear is the only true writer and the only true reader.

The artist in me cries out for design.

A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.

Never cut what you can untie.

Forgive me my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think they talk sense.

Films are 50 percent visual and 50 percent sound. Sometimes sound even overplays the visual.

Music became my focus. At 13, I was jamming with my mates. At 15, I was playing clubs.

I love playing Eleven.

Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.

Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.

As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.

This is why you play – to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs.

I can play a lot of different instruments adequately but nothing really well.