To achieve great things requires that we become great people.
As the centuries unfold, millions of artists will live on the moon and paint the moon and Mars as we go out into the universe.
Test pilots have a litmus test for evaluating problems. When something goes wrong, they ask, "Is this thing still flying?" If the answer is yes, then there's no immediate danger, no need to overreact.
Frequently on the lunar surface I said to myself, 'This is the Moon, that is the Earth. I'm really here, I'm really here!'
I find color schemes that I just like and that just feel right.
But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that's right or not.
I think everything depends on money.
The only judgment that truly matters is the final judgment.
I remember early on, for instance, having to play wedding gigs, that I hated playing the music. Now I don't have to play music that I don't like. I only get to do what I enjoy, so that's pretty lucky.
Bangladesh is a world of metaphor, of high and low theater, of great poetry and music. You talk to a rice farmer and you find a poet. You get to know a sweeper of the streets and you find a remarkable singer.
You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time.