Many of my executives have worked with me since the beginning. I can be fair and decisive and encouraging as well as demanding.

Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.

Seek out people to work with who are brimming with talent, energy, integrity, optimism, and generosity.

Life is too complicated not to be orderly.

There is no single recipe for success. But there is one essential ingredient: Passion

Never make a big decision without sleeping on it.

I have a microphone on one ankle and an ankle bracelet on the other, so I'm well balanced today.

If you learn something new every day, you can teach something new every day

You should never accept what can be offered to you if you feel it can be improved.

I try to seek out and surround myself with people who just percolate fresh, original, and creative ideas.

So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.

Back when they supported segregation, Lott and Thurmond were Democrats.

It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we call Election Day.

I love soccer; I want to be on the field.

My mom had me when she was 16, and I was an only child, which is probably why I received a lot of love and didn't miss that my father wasn't around.

I'm very happy I get to keep working - it's an insanely fortunate thing.

Love of God is not always the same as love of good.

when I first began this diary I said I would give a record of my inner life. I begin to wonder if I have said anything about my inner life. What if I have no inner life?

The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever.

Pete Townshend used to crash chords and let the guitar feed back. He's overrated.

My daddy, or papa as Ilike to call him is always healthy. Sure, he had the herpes but he managed it very well!