I was in the White House for a year and a half. Up to that point, all my jobs had been very unglamorous.

There's no time to waste. Every day, there needs to be movement on something.

I don’t do ordinary work. That is not me in the least.

It's the past, it's behind us, and that's the end of it.

I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other.

I'm a business person at heart.

Johnson Publishing offered me an opportunity to build back iconic brands like Ebony and Jet magazines.

How can we salute - encourage the American spirit? That means many different things to many different people.

As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host.

We have not really advertised Chicago internationally.

I am the greatest obstacle to my greatest dreams.

Yet, beauty cannot be forgotten, Eternal Wisdom can never die ...

One colossal advantage of being in extra innings is that you can tell it like it is, say what you think, and largely eschew political caution.

Celebrity is a corrosive condition for the soul.

If you are a friend of somebody and that friend is in trouble, you don't just drop them.

I know change can be painful. But from change comes growth.

If you're lucky enough to have done well, then it's your responsibility to send the elevator back down.

Our actions are the evidence of our belief and become the substance of our faith.

I really don't map out my life. There's no big plan.

I have been blessed to win a number of awards and be involved in numerous historical baseball moments over my 20-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.