Variety, as they say, is the spice of life. For me, that counts tenfold in the world of music!

I had the wonderful benefit of growing up with parents that not only encouraged me to follow my dreams, but supported my aspirations through school and beyond.

Confession is good for the soul, they say. I'd imagine this is true. But my sins were too convoluted. And from the little I understand--too damning.

Any advice which does not lead to self-improvement is misleading.

I prefer a positive view of freedom, drawing on another tradition of political thinking that goes all the way back to the ancient Greek polis.

I loove the Backstreet Boys.

I learned more from my mother than from all the art historians and curators who have informed me about technical aspects of art history and art appreciation over the years.

Translation presents not merely a paradigm but the utmost case of engaged literary interpretation

It's a principle of mine to come into the story as late as possible, and to tell it as fast as you can.

When a system is in turbulence, the turbulence is not just out there in the environment, but is a part of the organization or organism that you are looking at.

Madness is a prerequisite of being in showbusiness.

What they frequently want to do with a movie is, they want to cut out the valleys and just show the peaks. And valleys are important; the valleys make the peaks stand out.