Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

I have taught my students not to apply rules or mechanical ways of seeing.

I have taught my students not to apply rules or mechanical ways of seeing.

All music is folk music, I ain't never heard no horse sing a song

All music is folk music, I ain't never heard no horse sing a song

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us--and read more

Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us--and those around us -- more effectively. Look for the learning.

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those read more

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.

I've seen a lot of bright spots this season. But when we execute, we can beat anyone. We could push read more

I've seen a lot of bright spots this season. But when we execute, we can beat anyone. We could push the bunt down exactly where we wanted to, and this was just total execution.

It has nothing to do with press now; it has become a political affair.

It has nothing to do with press now; it has become a political affair.

This was a second independence for us, and one that was made by the Lebanese people. It can only mean read more

This was a second independence for us, and one that was made by the Lebanese people. It can only mean that accountability and democracy will advance.

McClellan (4-0) threw a great game. He settled down and got us out of a couple of tense innings.

McClellan (4-0) threw a great game. He settled down and got us out of a couple of tense innings.