"To silence criticism is to silence freedom."

“Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.”

Source : Interview with C. Trent Rosecrans, www.cbssports.com. July 8, 2012.

“If you assume you haven't learned anything yet, there's no reason your playing can't stay dynamic all your life.”

“Pray, hope, don't worry.”

“Friendships and marriage are far more potent than financial conflicts.”

“The most perfect steersman that you can have, and the best helm, lies in the triumphal gateway of copying from nature. And this outdoes all other models; and always rely on this with a stout heart, especially as you begin to gain some judgment in draftsmanship.”

Source : Cennino Cennini (2012). “The Craftsman's Handbook”, p.15, Courier Corporation

“To ignore, repress, or dismiss our feelings is to fail to listen to the stirrings of the Spirit within our emotional life. Jesus listened. In John's Gospel we are told that Jesus was moved with the deepest emotions (11:33)... The gospel portrait of the beloved Child of Abba is that of a man exquisitely attuned to His emotions and uninhibited in expressing them. The Son of Man did not scorn of reject feelings as fickle and unreliable. They were sensitive antennae to which He listened carefully and through which He perceived the will of His Father for congruent speech and action.”

“Politics matters. Ideas matter. Democracy matters, because all of us need to be able to make a difference.”

Source : Jack Layton (2011). “Speaking Out Louder: Ideas That Work for Canadians”, p.25, McClelland & Stewart

“I have to believe that I know what's best for me. For instance, I choose all my songs. I never record anything I don't want to record. No one tells me what concerts to do.”