When I had my first experiences of choral singing, the dissonance of those close harmonies was so exquisite that I would giggle or I would tear up, and I felt it in a physical way.

The terror of performing never goes away. Instead, you get very, very comfortable being terrified.

Write the music your inside-you needs your outside-you to hear.

Nerves, stress and the pressure to perform are a part of life. You don't have to conquer these feelings; just learn to live with them.

When I think of people I am close to, I genuinely feel that I can include Josh Lyman, Toby Ziegler, C.J. Cregg and Sam Seaborn.

I think [the virtual choir] speaks well to a benevolent future for the Internet.

It's good to feel attractive on the outside, but being smart and confident on the inside is what counts.

You know what kind of a man Lonny Tooker is? The kind of a man that sets broken bird's wings.""Hitler loved dogs and babies, " Dave said.

I will make of thee a great nation and I will bless thee and make thy name great.

If I had the medical clearance to fight, I would want to fight the best. The best would be Mayweather.

Life goes on, unmindful of beginning, end…crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow, dusty caravan of kochis (nomads).

Feeling indisposed towards the evening, I drove up the ancient plains. The setting sun is unspeakably beautiful, Only it is approaching nightfall.

The difficulty is not making a decision, it's living with the consequences.

I still take the pill. I don't want any more grandchildren.

It is better to be thought perverse than insincere.

My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad. My position is that John Kerry is the possibility of restarting politics.