I'm also politically independent so I'm not a fan of either the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress.

Growing up, I always had two interests and two passions; one being public service and the other being the arts and acting.

The point of serving your country is not to do your own thing or to go rogue, but to work as part of the process.

My folks are in Jersey. And I have a lot of friends and other family there. So, I try to visit as much as possible.

To the folks walking around the District of Columbia, I would say this: Be careful.

I think the media loves taking the most absurd clips for a sport that has become congressional politics.

The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's how are your parents doing.

Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.

In many ways, I feel like having the opportunity to play Gogol in 'The Namesake' really was my dream role in many ways.

The destiny of any country is in the hands of her church.

Writing is how I process the cacophony of each day. Prayer is how God makes sense out of my scribbles.

You aren't meant to be a prisoner. You're powerful and incredible." "You've no' seen me in dragon form.""I don't have to. I see the man before me now.

The squeak of oarlocks comes over the lake waterA woman's shriek assaults the earWhile above, in the sky, inured to everything, The moon looks on with a mindless leer("The Unknown Lady")

Medicine comes with hope: the hope of having a healthy child, the hope of being able to raise your family.

Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man: no time to talk.

Pray to yourself, because I'm in your self and you're in My self. We are one Spirit, saith the Lord.

Ultimate hope and daily grumpiness are not reconcilable.

[The courts and the media elite] are abolishing America, they are deconstructing our country ... they have dethroned our God.

I know very little about the viral, electronic world, but I use Twitter to communicate not only information that I think some of the fans want to hear about but also ideas.