To be able to compose for such a talent and then have my musical intentions carried out with absolute fidelity to my wishes and vision is, well, it doesn't get any better than that.

He has an amazing ability to tailor on the spot a seminar to any age or experience level.

Tom was an astonishingly dedicated musician even back then. Whenever you'd run into Tom in the halls, you could tell he'd been practicing simply because of the imprint of his trombone mouthpiece on his lips. That imprint was ever-present.

I think it's a compliment to the talent that's on our team, ... I don't think talent in and of itself is the reason why you win championships. I don't think that that will determine where we finish. It will be a character and style and chemistry that's developed through a season at LSU that will determine where we finish.

Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it. [Lat., Poscunt fidem secunda, at adversa exigunt.]

Fidelity bought with money is overcome by money. [Lat., Pretio parata vincitur pretio fides.]