"I share this story to emphasize the critical importance for us to be socially conscious and promoting diversity, equi…"

"I do not stand here on my own two feet alone. None of us got here by our individual merit alone, whether it be teache…"

"A Michigan Engineer is one who does not just provide scientific and technological leadership, but is also one who is …"

"Shatter her beauteous breast ye may; The Spirit of England none can slay! Dash the bomb on the dome of Paul's, — Deem…"

"There’s a part of me in every I write, whether it’s male or female, because everything has to go through me. Everythi…"

"Success did come to me later, but that was okay, I could feel myself getting better with each story or book. Age does…"

"I’ve always been fascinated with this sense that every single person walking down the street has a whole story. It’s …"

"My music springs from the soil of the American midwest. It is music of the plains rather than of the city and reflect…"

"As a music theorist, I have always contended that the historical approach to music theory is not enough. The modern t…"

"In music, the great essential after creation itself is communication through performance...it is of immediate and pri…"