They said, 'To be honest with you, Little Rock would not be our first choice, but we appreciate it,' ... They told me they had been contacted by over 30 cities.

Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile.

People are there by choice. It's increasingly unusual that undergraduates are willing to commit their time to something like this. What we do tends to fly in the face of a lot of popular culture. It's being committed to music making of a fairly high order.

Henry Moore was . . . the Number 1 choice whenever a public sculpture was needed. . . . It was thought that a large Henry Moore work out front would add a final distinction.

Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide...And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light.

The more one learns about his positions, the clearer it is that he's the wrong choice.