On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On the dark days, it is more like that of a clutch-engaging the engine to effect forward motion, while taking greater friction.

Quote by A Bartlett Giamatti

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There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are...

There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are...

All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League.

All I ever wanted to be president of was the American League.

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart...

A liberal education is at the heart of a civil society, and at the heart...

Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process.

Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process.

Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political...

Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political...

All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to...

All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting

Art is long, and Time is fleeting

Museums are the cemeteries of the arts

Museums are the cemeteries of the arts

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a...

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a...

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little;...

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little;...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into...

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I see drawings and pictures in the poorest of huts and the dirtiest of corners.

I see drawings and pictures in the poorest of huts and the dirtiest of corners.

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no...

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

Personality is everything in art and poetry.

No artist is ahead of his time. He 'is' his time; it is just that...

No artist is ahead of his time. He 'is' his time; it is just that...

The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives...

The artist's world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives...

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.

"Mediocre teachers tend to talk mostly about teaching. exemplary teachers talk almost exclusively about learning."