The future of our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that includes music.

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

There is an old saying, The harder you try the luckier you get. I kind of like that definition of luck.

I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake.

Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.

The spirit of seeking understanding through personal contact with people of other nations and other cultures deserves the respect and support of all.

Teddy Roosevelt... once said, 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Jimmy Carter wants to speak loudly and carry a fly swatter.

I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.

There is no undertaking more challenging, no responsibility more awesome, than that of being a mother.

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

With careful guidance and mentorship, you will reach your highest-self.

But now with young kids – there are so many more nerds.

If you don't have a job right now, and you have a computer and a basic intelligence level, I guarantee you can get a great job, paying really well, in less than three months. How? Learn to program.

It comes down to building your own world out here on the road. It's who you surround yourself with. My band and crew are really positive guys.

I am who I am. I can't pretend to be somebody who makes $25,000 a year.

In retrospect, each of the steps toward this abyss seemed irrevocable, and yet they had all been so small!

I got a very strong sense from my mother, in particular, that we are all equal in the sight of God.

People who love work, love life.

To regret the past, to hope in the future, and never to be satisfied with the present: that is what I spend my whole life doing