When you put a small seedling in, the roots are not deep enough to go into that water reservoir, so we need to bring the water up to the plant."

VOA: special.2011.06.14

I want to make you a richer person, a broader person, by instilling you with an unending deep and abiding understanding of classical music, so that's part of this, and not just here for Yale but for your life after Yale.

我希望你们成为更有内涵的人,心胸更加宽广的人,通过循循善诱,让你们体会到古典音乐的博大精深,这是一点,并不只在耶鲁大学,还有你以后的人生道路

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

"We will be respectful, even when we do not agree. And we will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, which has done so much over so many centuries to shape the world - including my own country", "The United States has been enriched by Muslim Americans.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06