Wax myrtle: The birds love this stuff.

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages; some can throw a ball. Most people have something. My talent is drawing and painting.

I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of paint and materials as a work on each painting. I can restart exactly where I left off.

A blue dog, you know, is the opposite of a yellow dog. And a yellow dog was somebody who was willing to follow his party even when he knew it was wrong.

It's a bit ridiculous to have people who have two years of experience handling an $83 billion budget.

Most people are bad with names. I have learned a trick: Make them laugh and they will never forget you.

I know firsthand what a vote to authorize war means to the lives of American families.

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

Diplomacy should always be the first option, and every mission should have a clear, achievable objective that is in the interests of the United States.

If you could only love enough, you could be the most powerful person in the world.

Retirement is the menopause of an employee’s mind and hands.

If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of those whom you have once found to be dangerous.

I'm not Josh Brolin or Ryan Gosling. They're more noir than I.

A tap dancer is really a frustrated drummer.

Have a vision but hold it lightly, wear it like a loose garment.

She was staying. A little longer. V smiled to himself. So this was what winning the lottery felt like.

What we do to each other are the worst things that we do.

Anyone who says businessmen deal in facts, not fiction, has never read old five-year projections.

Because I'm little, I think the audience likes me.