"The ability to manage large assets well - it's like being Michael Jordan or winning the gold in the Olympics; it's what you aspire to."

"My mother brought me numerous times to visit Orton as a child, and I have visited the gardens with my children many times. Orton is a gem on the Cape Fear River and I am excited about our restoration efforts to bring it back to its original landscape."

"When a profit-seeking company proposes to take citizens' private land away for its own gain, people should stand up for their rights."

"We are too quickly losing important landscapes in this country to development - and I worry that if we do not act to protect them now, future generations will grow up in a profoundly different world."

"There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism."

"Maybe the biggest thing that I've learned musically is that anything is possible. Things can work when maybe they don't seem like they can."

"Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work."

"Kyle Baker's work is really funny, but it's also got a very clear vision."