I told myself that some families we get without asking, while others we choose. And I chose those two. I think that’s what you’d call a silver lining.

Even when you’d lost everything you thought there was to lose, somebody came along and gave you something for free.

I thought about having a proper room, breathing life into it, and nobody minding.

I smiled back and I thoughthow incredible that was, that they would find the time to smile. There was goodness in the world still, even if you couldn’t always see it.

Don't make a wish you aren't willing to come true. Don't dream a dream you aren't willing to pursue. Don't love a man you can't say, "I do".

Jesus take the wheelTake it from my handsCause I can't do this on my ownI'm letting goSo give me one more chanceSave me from this road I'm onJesus take the wheel

One must learn a different... sense of time one that depends more on small amounts than big ones.

I love to make music and stay grounded.

Mr. Dingell is just plain Mr. Dingell. And when he gets to be chairman of the Commerce Committee, he doesn't let it go to his head. However, he thinks he would be a very, very good chairman.

I believe that when we love someone, we respect them, and we listen to them; we feel that their voice matters. And- we let them dictate the terms of who they are and what their story is.

The White House is a huge organization, first and foremost.

Happy hour is slightly different in the Soviet Union. There are no ice cubes or orange-peel twists in the vodka. Also, it lasts all day.

Every one of us must do something to contribute to transforming our community for the better.

TV journalism is a much more collaborative, horizontal business than print reporting. It has to be, because of the logistics. Anchors are wholly dependent on producers to do all the hustling