In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well.
“Everything Sholom Aleichem talks about in his plays and his short stories is about people, family, man's relationship with his God, the breaking down of tradition.”
“I never feel that my music is sparse or minimalist; the way fat people never really think they're fat. I certainly don't consider myself minimalist at all.”