It's a bit ridiculous to have people who have two years of experience handling an $83 billion budget.

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages; some can throw a ball. Most people have something. My talent is drawing and painting.

I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of paint and materials as a work on each painting. I can restart exactly where I left off.

Wax myrtle: The birds love this stuff.

A blue dog, you know, is the opposite of a yellow dog. And a yellow dog was somebody who was willing to follow his party even when he knew it was wrong.

Most people are bad with names. I have learned a trick: Make them laugh and they will never forget you.

I know firsthand what a vote to authorize war means to the lives of American families.

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

Diplomacy should always be the first option, and every mission should have a clear, achievable objective that is in the interests of the United States.

The more vulnerable and the more confused the song is, the equal and opposite effect is how I feel after having written it.

Consider how Jesus came from a position of glory and consistently reached out to the lowly.

God will never send anybody to hell. If man goes to hell, he goes by his own free choice.

A man who says, 'I was wrong,' really in effect says, 'I am a little wiser today than I was yesterday.

Witihin seconds the headhunter had lost control of his car and it squealed, sliding sideways right into several other cars. Cool!' said the Gasman.

Don't, for goodness' sake, keep on saying 'Don't'; I hear so much of it, and it's monotonous, and makes me tired.

I am an artist, and I have the ability and the free will to choose the way the world will envision me.

Would rather learn from failures I'm proud of than take pride in success I don't believe in.

Whether you win a match or lose a match, in terms of your emotions, it's important to be pretty levelheaded.

Anything well written with good language and clarity and honesty is worth doing. It comes out of the same tradition as Shakespeare.