“I thought [the performance] was amazing. I love the [soprano] solo. I love the orchestra. I forgot sometimes that it was not recorded music—so beautiful, so well done.”

“[The soprano’s song tells us] that we all have divine origins. We have to get back to that and remember who we are.”

“[If] more people could listen to that message instead of what’s on TV, instead of what all the politicians are saying—just go back to the beauty of humanity—then the world will be a better place.”

“All the [artists’] faces, everybody’s faces—so expressive. You see that they love what they are doing, … and you sense that. You sense the energy from them.”

“The two people that do the emcee—beautiful job, really! An excellent job with that. … It is really nice to have that introduction.”

“That idea [truthfulness, compassion, tolerance] exists in so many different cultures. Most people really deep down think that is where their soul is, that is where their spirit is.”