"Looking back, I've learned that everyone is searching for three things: Identity, community, and a sense of individual purpose. These are fundamental, and if a person feels marginalized or disenfranchised, they're likely to turn to something negative, maybe drugs, maybe promiscuity, or maybe a white supremacist group."

“So far as musical pedagogy is concerned - And by extension of musical creation - Nadia Boulanger is the most influential person who ever lived”

“Furthermore, a pattern was beginning to emerge: nutrients from animal-based foods increased tumor development while nutrients from plant-based foods decreased tumor development.”

Source : T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell (II.) (2006). “The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health”, p.66, BenBella Books

“Rome in the ages, dimmed with all her towers, / Floats in the mist, a little cloud at tether.”

“Reagan won because he ran against Jimmy Carter. If he ran unopposed he would have lost.”

“I've never done a teen movie before, but I certainly could tell you some of the ones I came very close on. I was very close on Clueless and She's All That.”

“If there is a fundamental challenge within these stories, it is simply to change our lurking suspicion that some lives matter less than other lives.”

Source : Greg Boyle (2011). “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion”, p.13, Simon and Schuster

“Practice with your fingers and you need all day. Practice with your mind and you will do as much in 1 1/2 hours.”

“I'm Italian and we curse a lot when we talk.”