"A large part of academic community is unthinkingly self-involved, producing reams of sterile writing - often consuming unbelievable amounts of public funds - and serving as an instruction manual for how to chase away readers and ignore historical insights."

“There's a story... a legend, about a bird that sings just once in its life. From the moment it leaves its nest, it searches for a thorn tree... and never rests until it's found one. And then it sings... more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. And singing, it impales itself on the longest, sharpest thorn. But, as it dies, it rises above its own agony, to outsing the lark and the nightingale. The thorn bird pays its life for just one song, but the whole world stills to listen, and God in his heaven smiles.”

Source : "Fictional character: Ralph de Bricassart". "There are no ambitions noble", www.imdb.com. 1983.

“I use music as therapy. Whenever I'm feeling angry or needing some 'me' time, which is quite regularly, I'll go and bang a piano or flesh out something on a guitar.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“An expert is somebody who is more than 50 miles from home, has no responsibility for implementing the advice he gives, and shows slides.”

“Organic as a dandelion seed, [the ship of our imagination] will carry us to worlds of dreams and worlds of facts”

“Sometimes, the most daunting thing about performing is making eye contact with your audience, so just look above them and at the corners of the room. Soon, you'll totally forget they're there.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Our prayer must be, "Father, I'm waiting for You because I know You are good in what You do and in when you do it.”

Source : James MacDonald (2011). “Always True: God's 5 Promises When Life Is Hard”, p.98, Moody Publishers

“I'm usually put off by performers when they get political”

“All that running and exercise can do for you is make you healthy.”