The benefit of the radio is, something beyond your realm of knowledge can surprise you, can enter your realm of knowledge. – Esperanza Spalding
I think theres so much negative influence on children in school settings. It becomes learning by rote to pass a test. Its not contextualized. – Esperanza Spalding
I love people, and I love to be with people and to make music with people, but my natural state is to revert back to being by myself in my house, which is cool because thats where I practice and write and listen and study. – Esperanza Spalding
To break boundaries interests me. With all the knowledge that is available now in the world, it should be accessible to everyone. You can get so much information on the Internet now, and yet there are so many places in the world where people just dont have the education. – Melanie Griffith
If people choose to live their life in a way that does not confront the more troubling aspects of their experience, thats fine, if it works for them. But it will probably make them uncomfortable if they come up against somebody like me. So they just shouldnt! They shouldnt read my work! – Joyce Maynard