The storm was fairly well behaved. The winds have not been as strong as they could have been [to be a blizzard]. We're seeing widespread power outages. We're not seeing trees all over the place.

There?s the potential for some rain later in the week.

I don't like to hurry. I'm not a conductor of the fast, fiery romantic type. I prefer Bruckner, with the sincerity of his musical language and the huge time spans in which his ideas develop, to Mahler, with his hysteria and self-indulgence.

God has not only given us strength and wisdom, but also the thought of perseverance and determination that makes us stronger when the going gets tough.

A fishnet is made up of a lot more holes than strings, but you can't therefore argue that the net doesn't exist. Just ask the fish.

When you're doing a network show in the States, you're just a slave to the ratings. There's so much money invested that there's this pervasive atmosphere of fear and anxiety. Every morning after an episode of your show airs, everyone is fixated on the numbers to try and determine how the show did.