"The paradox of freedom is that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world."

"To conquer fear is to realize that every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"Knowledge is the gathering of scattered facts; wisdom is the synthesis of lived experience. A lesson woven into the fabric of human history."

"A mindful spirit recognizes that the silence between the notes creates the music."

"Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet."

"The bottom line is, I tend to be going back to older and older music."

"Because most of my career in the classroom has been at art schools (beginning at Bennington in the 1970s), I am hyper-aware of the often grotesque disconnect between commentary on the arts and the actual practice or production of the arts."