To Remember Is Painful, To Forget Is Impossible.

There is nothing like competition. It teaches you early in life to win and lose, and, when you lose, to put your chin out instead of dropping it.

Working to be outstanding at what you do, raises your confidence and improves your reputation. As you work to become top notch, you gain higher attention and visibility.

You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving.

Sometimes I wonder how you can stand being just a dog..." "You play with the cards you're dealt... Whatever that means.

I think that not criticizing my successor is a statement unto itself, in terms of trying to create an environment where people are able to have a meaningful discussion or debate without trash talk.

The only book by a modern president that bears serious comparison with Obama's 'Dreams From My Father' is Jimmy Carter's short campaign autobiography, 'Why Not the Best?,' published in 1975.

Yet I did love thee to the last, As ferverently as thou, Who didst not change through all the past, And canst not alter now.

I am inspired by life, past experiences, what's to come, women around me, art, colors, paintings, and emotions.

My favorite sci-fi always uses its hook to amplify some bigger theme or idea - some emotional thrust.

I'm always fascinated by people from the Midwest, because it is so different than Hollywood, who discover at some point that they want to be in Hollywood.