You are still the creator of your own destiny. Don't overlook the journey.

Jack had a way of sneaking up on her, like a cold or...a chin hair.

Nothing is impossible for him who believes.

I had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.

In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace.

There are two kinds of people I cannot abide: bigots and any well-organized ethnic group.

Thy money, thy office, thy reputation are nothing; put away these phantom clothings, and stand like an athlete stripped for the battle.

I really just tried to make a record full of great songs, which is the goal I always have.

I have a wonderfully hedonistic appetite, and if I wasn't really strict with myself, I'd weigh 300 pounds. I'm not good with moderation.

Leaders who fail to appreciate this fundamental precept of accountability must also fail to muster the profound commitment true leadership demands.

Most redoubted lord and right sovereign cousin, may the Almighty Lord have you in his keeping.

I remember when I first started being in magazines, I had pretty thin skin. I was this nerd that read books and stayed home and didn't go out.