Noted & quoted.

• Position: Soundbites

'There's musicianship in actually doing it. And like music is supposed to do, it opens up ideas.'

--Brian Ellis, 21, a voice major at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, on a new course that teaches students to use DJ turntables to create electronic music. (The New York Times, March 3)

'This is a great day in the history of Iraq, an unforgettable day.'

--Adnan Pachachi, former foreign minister of Iraq, after Iraqis reached agreement on a new constitution, which is expected to serve as the framework for a new Iraqi state. (The New York Times, March...