"It is true that we cannot make a genius. We can only give to teach child the chance to fulfil his potential possibilities."

“When you do not treat yourself the way you want others to treat you, you can never change the way things are.”

“From the first moment I handled my lens with a tender ardour, and it has become to me as a living thing, with voice and memory and creative vigour.”

Source : Julia Margaret Cameron, Anita Ventura Mozley (1974). “"Mrs. Cameron's Photographs from the Life": Exhibition Held 22 January-10 March 1974, Stanford University Museum of Art”

“Anger is an integrity-producing response to the invasion of your personal boundaries.”

“People always say that music is a universal language. It was very, very true. We could show up anywhere with any people speaking different languages and we could just be like, "You want to play that song? Yeah, okay." We would usually want to play Latin American songs, and they would usually want to play Santana or Jimi Hendrix and stuff like that. So we would trade off. So yeah, we were able to make a lot of friends that way and meet a lot of local musicians. It was a great experience.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com

“Except. What is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is ever quite the same.”

“I would love to see writing taught online because at university like Yale, there are not enough teachers who are able to teach writing well, or in some cases, there are none.”

“It's hard to fully enjoy your time on Earth without having your health. Ask anyone battling health issues - most especially, issues that could have been avoided. For me, I read food labels, I seek out places to purchase the best-quality foods available to me, and I inquire about how they are produced (meats and fruits/vegetables).”

Source : "Origin Series: Empire Actor Adam Rodriguez On Reading Food Labels, Three Phrases to Live By, to Win for Love, Forward Thinking, and How We’re All in This Together". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. November 16, 2015.

“Being president of a major public university is the most political nonpolitical office around.”