President Obama came to visit me in the hospital. He said, 'I wish you were still in the Senate; I need your help.' I'm not certain I can help on everything. Maybe some things.

I think one of life's great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.

Our intent will not be to create gridlock. Oh, except maybe from time to time.

You feel a little older in the morning. By noon I feel about 55.

Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants.

All the wisdom doesn’t reside in one party.

The internet is a great way to get on the net.

When it's all over, it's not who you were ... it's whether you made a difference.

If something happened along the route and you had to leave your children with Bob Dole or Bill Clinton, I think you would probably leave them with Bob Dole.

I used to think that seniority was a terrible thing when I didn't have any.

There they are. See no evil, hear no evil, and...evil.

With God, the word ‘impossible’ is itself impossible.

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch.

Girls, where are you? I can't find you.

If I waited for inspiration every time I sat down to write a song I probably would be a plumber today.

Everybody knows the power of deadlines - and we all hate them. But their effectiveness is undeniable.

I love to smoke. I smoke seven thousand packs a day!

This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another.

Madness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it by threats, persuasion, or bribes.

It feels amazing and beautiful that music can have such an importance on the way that people form social groups. Music can change people. People can change the world.

People always say, 'Well, celebrity spokespersons have private consultants'. Well, with Jenny Craig everybody gets a private consultant.