I believe that cronyism is nothing more than welfare for the rich and powerful, and should be abolished.

Embrace change. Envision what could be, challenge the status quo, and drive creative destruction.

I believe my business and non-profit investments are much more beneficial to societal well-being than sending more money to Washington.

A truly free society is based on a vision of respect for people and what they value.

Success is one of the worst enemies of success, because success tends to breed complacency and lack of humility.

To do meaningful work is to contribute - to create value in society.

We must measure what leads to results, not simply what is easy to measure.

When everyone gets something for nothing, soon no one will have anything, because no one will be producing anything.

The only way you improve is to try new things.

If you never failed, then you're probably not doing very much.

A classical liberal is someone who wants a society that maximizes peace, civility, tolerance, and well-being for everyone. One that opens opportunities for everyone to advance themselves.

You can always tell the heart of man by what he do, and by what he don't do...

We are all we have

The magic fades too fastthe scent of summer never lasts the nights turn hollow and vast but nothing remains...nothing lasts.

Science fiction makes the implausible possible, while science fantasy makes the impossible plausible.

That was the funny thing about smiles--if you flashed the right one, no one knew there was more going on inside.

It takes a lot of things to prove you are smart, but only one thing to prove you are ignorant.

Why on earth have I, because I'm a woman, got to be nice to everyone?

I believe in God, and I certainly believe in the devil. There's certainly a devil, and he knows my name.

We must make a decision of values.

Some of my songs I don't do on tour because they don't work well live.