The sentiments in Hawaii about Washington's failure of leadership are no different than the rest of the country.

A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.

Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.

I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world

Nobody should have to be a systems integrator to make a convergence network work in their home

It's stunning to me what kind of an impact even one person can have if they have the right passion, perspective and are able to align the interest of a great team.

I had an older brother who passed away recently, an older sister and a younger brother.

You shouldn't focus on why you can't do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why perhaps you can, and be one of the exceptions.

Your life is not your own. Keep your hands off it.

We don’t need more ‘What if the mother is going to die’ debated, we need ‘I had an abortion because I was not ready to be a mother. It was my choice and my right. I own it. Back the f@#( up.

In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.

Are you in love with your idea more than your reality? Change that.

You know how I always seem to be struggling, even when the situation doesn't call for it?

Heaven knows where I'll end up - but it's a safe bet that I'll never be at the top of anything! Nor do I particularly care to be.

Most of us believe that women can do what men do. The challenge is to convince employers, legislators, mothers, that men can do what women do.

I know that I have a lot of friends who are envious of me. But if there is something to be gained, obviously something else has to be lost, right? Lately I miss the things I’ve lost.

I'd been born in the wrong century, and I felt cheated.

I get a lot of return business. I think it's all those years I put in traveling around the country; people saw me before and had a good time so they want to see me again.

You’ve got to be crazy! It’s too late to be sane, too late. You’ve got to go full tilt bozo... ‘Cause you’re only given a little spark of madness... and if you lose that, you’re nothing

When I turned 36 I realised - the likelihood is that in four years time I'll be 40.

There are so many different versions of "Tennessee Waltz" and they're all so good.