You have to maintain a culture of transformation and stay true to your values.
Mostly what I listen to when I turn on my little iPod is opera.
I would say that I'm a nonviolent soldier. In place of weapons of violence, you have to use your mind, your heart, your sense of humor, every faculty available to you. . . because no one has the right to take the life of another human being.
Action is the antidote to despair.
You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.
I think music has the power to transform people, and in doing so, it has the power to transform situations - some large and some small.
I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace; I was trying to disturb the war.
What I love about design is the artistic and scientific complexity that also becomes useful. . . Great designers also pursue a mission. Great designers design with mankind in mind. . . The crossroads of science and art, innovation and inspiration are what I love about design.
Alex Hailey, who traced his roots all the way to the back of the bus. Never got a dinner!
what matters most is how well you walk through the fire
I never reflect or convey that which I have not experienced myself.