As long as you have money to live then it's not a terribly important thing. If you don't have enough to live, then it's very important thing.

I'm more of the sneaker-wearing, computer geek type.

We are a diverse country, but we are one country. And we are at our best when we come together as Americans, not despite our differences, but in celebration of them.

I'm too busy thinking what I'm going to say next to remember what I've said, but my staff tells me I'm sometimes funny. Not always on purpose, though.

The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities.

Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It's really just a matter of priorities.

Agribusinesses should never dictate the quality of school meals.

But parents and schools have their priorities; making sure our kids eat right because research shows a clear connection between nutrition and student performance in school.

Many rogue sites exist to make a profit and others are enormously expensive to maintain. If they don't have the resources to continue stealing intellectual property, they'll wither away.

When the money dries up, the sites die off. That's the way to go after piracy.

Lady Gaga is one of the most amazingly talented musicians to bring her gifts to humanity in a long time.

Love is an abstract noun, something nebulous. And yet love turns out to be the only part of us that is solid, as the world turns upside down and the screen goes black.

Part broken - part whole, you begin again. ( from 'Why books seem shockproof against change.' THE TIMES: BOOKS)

An individual dies ... when instead of taking risks and hurling himself toward being he cowers within and takes refuge there.

If jazz education in our colleges were free to all it would provide thousands of good jobs in the music industry which has been taken over by corrupt millionaires and billionaires.

I like the idea of a trilogy. It's cool. I like the word. When you do four, the word isn't cool - not as cool.

There is no fatigue so wearisome as that which comes from lack of work.

Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win?

If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow them from behind.

Rock and roll is the hamburger that ate the world.

Even sound seemed to fail in this air, like the air was worn out with carrying sounds so long.