There is nothing to be gained by waiting for a better situation. You see where you are and you do what you can with that.

When scrutiny is lacking, tyranny, corruption and man's baser qualities have a better chance of entering into the public business of any government.

There is no office now closed to a Jew, including the presidency.

Politicians are probably the most underrated people in our society.

My thinking is Lincolnian rather than Jeffersonian, Teddy Rooseveltian rather than Franklin D. Rooseveltian.

It must be understood that, as adults, we are all terminal.

Birth and death are the most singular events we experience - and the contemplation of death, as of birth, should be a thing of beauty, not ignobility.

Business, properly understood, is so central to every aspect of our civilization that Republicans should proudly announce that they are indeed the party of business.

Im a politician. What I say is not holy writ.

You are beholdenTo the truthIt is the wayIt is the pathIt is your destinyTo be trueIs to be

We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world.

It's so easy to judge everybody and for some reason extra weight is the one thing everything feels OK to joke about.

I always tell people I write songs, but I'm a writer. It's a difference. I can write songs to music, but I can write a story. I can see ideas spark in me.

Do you forget that I am your sister?” “No; I’ve never been granted the opportunity to forget it.

I never wanted children. If I'd been deeply in love with a man and he'd wanted children, it would have been difficult.

A burning passion coupled with absolute detachment is the key to all success.

I like to say, jazz music is kind of like my musical equivalent of comfort food. You know, it's always where I go back to when I just want to feel sort of grounded.

Many people surrender what is possible for what is comfortable.

Simple is the language of truth.