"You just walk over there and into the office and say, 'Hey, be my prom date,'" he said. "It's that simple."

“I don't listen to music when I write. I need silence so I can hear the sound of the words.”

“I like the idea of the artist going out in the world, creating a dialogue”

“I think most people live in a space where they are looking for meaning in life and good in the world and that is not necessarily reflected in straight news coverage right now.”

Source : "Not Exactly a Student of (Media) History" by Harry Shearer, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 4, 2006.

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”

Source : Robert F. Kennedy (1967). “To seek a newer world”, Doubleday Books

“It's the spirit of Dominicans coming out and the pride that we have in our music and our baseball players. Dominicans love two things: politics and baseball. When we're not talking politics, we're talking baseball.”

Source : "Mets Set for Merengue Night Honor - GM Minaya Accepts State Citation for Club's Outreach Efforts" by Ben Couch, MLB.com,

“Braininess is not attractive unless combined with some signs of elegance; class.”

“Never underestimate your own ignorance.”

“There's a combination of things [to survive the road trip]. Humor would be key. If everyone has relatively the same sense of humor, then that helps. And things in common, like food, eating.”