“My music is always called "cerebral." It is a way of saying I'm Asian, and therefore everything I do is brainy.” Quote by Vijay Iyer
“It is one thing to be a virtuoso, but a different thing to play with compassion.” DifferentPlayCompassionOne ThingDifferent ThingsVirtuoso Author:Vijay Iyer
“If you look at my collaborations, it is very much in line with all these others in the sense that it is a building of community, particularly among artists of color. This is what I learned from the example of elder African-American artists, which is where it is all coming from; to refuse to be silenced.” IfsLooksArtistCommunityLinesExampleBuildingColorRefuseAfrican AmericanCollaborationElders Author:Vijay Iyer
“Lately I feel being political is also about the company I keep and the ideas I put forward. When I do a curate a program or do a workshop, I want to make it intergenerational; I want to have women on the faculty and also among the students.” WantFeelsIdeasPoliticalCompanyStudentsProgramFacultyWorkshops Author:Vijay Iyer
“I want to make sure that I represent a variety of backgrounds and that represents the reality out here in the world.” WorldWantRealityBackgroundsVariety Author:Vijay Iyer
“Delete the negative; accentuate the positive!” FashionDesignPositiveHairNegativeAccentuate Author:Donna Karan
“My dream is a hemispheric common market, with open trade and open borders.” DreamCommonTradeBorders Author:Hillary Clinton
“We have to resist, protectionism, other kinds of barriers to market access and to trade.” KindTradeAccessBarriersProtectionism Author:Hillary Clinton
“We all rely on the market's transparency and integrity.” IntegrityRelyTransparency Author:Hillary Clinton
“I am not taking a position on any policy, but I do think there is a growing sense of anxiety and even anger in America over the feeling that the game is rigged. And I never had that feeling when I was growing up. Never.” ThinkingFeelingsAmericaGamesGrowing UpGrowingPolicyPositionAnxietyRigged Author:Hillary Clinton