[Barack Obama's ] only principle is his own aggrandizement. This is a very dangerous mindset for a president to have.

I always wanted to be a lawyer,but I certainly never wanted to be a trapeze performer.

There is a seamless web to life.. all life is sacred.

I think Obama is possibly the most dangerous and destructive president we have ever had

A lot of people in the adult population have a very limited idea as to why they are Americans, why we have a First Amendment or a Bill of Rights.

Do not categorize about music. You take each musician at the time and open yourself to that musician.

I was introduced to jazz, and that's become a basic concern and passion of mine ever since.

My parents were Orthodox Jews but not very regular Orthodox Jews. I was bar mitzvahed and all that. But God was hardly ever mentioned in my family. Franklin D. Roosevelt was.

The media ignores what is really going on.

I would bet there is no place in the United States where the First Amendment would survive intact.

What we have now in America is a surveillance society.

Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.

Human nature means that institutions at some point lose their sense of mission. That sense of vulnerability drives Pimco.

The American Dream starts with the neighborhoods.

You can instill fear in your kids and get them to mind, but they won't function better in the world and your relationship will suffer greatly.

The man who first gave history a recognized place in science was an ancient historian.

NCLB should be called "More Children Left behind".

I never wore high heels in my hometown.

During my first term in Congress, I signed a pledge that I will take no more earmarks and I've been faithful to that pledge.

Familiarity leads to lack of Gratitude.

I am really heavy into songwriting.