"When you go from one part of the Turkish community to another, it's like you're moving from one century to another. People look at each other in a strange way, as if looking at someone from another planet, rather than trying to understand and open space for them."

“How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!”

“Last time I was recording, I was trying to loop on the computer, but it's really difficult because it's really different from looping on hardware.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

“the grace is being able to like rock music, symphony music, jazz … anything that contains the original energy of joy.”

“Politics is not about justice, but about solutions.”

“I will continue to decisively promote reforms that will promote growth, and at the same time, I will continue to negotiate hard in order to avoid any reforms that would undermine growth.”

Source : Source: time.com

“If you go too far down the rabbit-hole of what people think about you, it can change everything about who you are”

“I'm competitive and I have a messy purse, but otherwise, I like people to think I'm a winner.”

Source : "Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman and Richard Kind on stand-up, improv and Jerry Seinfeld". Interview with Prachi Gupta, www.salon.com. January 19, 2014.

“I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.”