For under scrutiny you will find that even an open book can have a surprise scribbled in its margins.

It is a good man who stands up for his friends, but an honorable man who stands up for his enemies.

Just for the record, I have come to fear all of your ideas in advance, simply from having endured enough of them.

If I can only write my memoir once, how do I edit it?

Moments are history. If you have enough of them, they become a story.

I'm really glad that Italy went out, they were playing boring football. (on Euro 2004)

A sloth once whispered in my ear and told me that when he is clinging to branches he closes his eyes and imagines that he's still a baby holding on to his mama.

I never wanted to limit myself to just impressions. I wanted to branch out and develop other parts of my game.

I have no problem spending money on a great meal with friends or a flight to see somebody that I love, versus something like a fancy car. I don't need a fancy car. I don't need a giant TV.

Discussions of Western civilization are too often confined to works of high art that reflect a relatively narrow element of public taste and experience.

Having - and keeping to - a regular exercise routine is crucial. And forget about those extreme diets - they aren't healthy.

I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations.

Under the Constitution, the president, not the Senate, nominates and appoints judges. The Senate has a different role. We must give our advice .