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I entered a songwriting competition, I didn't win, and one of the judges on the panel was an A&R man at a record label that had no other acts and I signed to them. We sent my demo out to five people and David Kahne got back to me that day, and said I think you're amazing I want to start with you tomorrow. He was like my Harvard reach school, I couldn't believe it. I was really excited. It was the first time anyone of any importance said I was good and I ran with that validation for a long time.
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I put tape on the mirrors in my house so I don't accidentally walk through into another dimension.
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When things go wrong, the standard management strategy is to decide who takes the blame. This should be an underling, as far down the chain as possible, but preferably with some visibility so people know management means business.
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It is difficult for a fool's habits to change to selflessness.
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The Compassionate Classroom is a fabulous book! If teachers will read it, they can transform their classrooms.
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I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you
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Only in the West did a philosophy develop that was not only no longer the love of wisdom but went so far as to deny the category of wisdom as a legitimate form of knowledge. The result was a hatred of wisdom that should more appropriately be called ‘misosophy’ (literarily hatred of Sophia, Wisdom) rather than philosophy.
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It takes a while to tell stories, I think it's because I was drunk for three years.
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Swallows and Amazons for-ever!
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Once a guy starts wearing silk pajamas it's hard to get up early.
