You'd better start swimming or you'll sink like a stone . . .
"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil
to one who is striking at the root."
"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them."
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
The two superstars sat together and talked about a wide range of topics with NPR’s Robert Siegel, including how to keep opera relevant in the 21st century.