triumph

you can impress me doing anything you're passionate about. anything you're good at, or anything at all, really.

but boy, if you can impress me with words, i'll pretty much hold you in high regard for about the rest of your life, and it takes about five minutes if you're really good at it.

ron mendola, GT orchestra conductor, talking about beethoven, for instance.

off the cuff remarks in another ordinary class and god, i wish i'd had a tape recorder.