You arenever responsible for the actions of others

May you find the grace of triumph in any situation.

With age comes common sense and wisdom.

Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.

You don't understand music: you hear it. So hear me with your whole body.

The darkest thing about Africa has always been our ignorance of it.

It is the nature of beginning that something new is started which cannot be expected from whatever may have happened before. This character of startling unexpectedness is inherent in all beginnings.

Indeed, only one Supreme Court justice in history, one Horace Lurton, nominated by President [John] Taft, had more federal appeals court experience [than Samuel Alito].

I know a lot of artists say, 'If you want your song on my record, I get 50 per cent' I'd like to kick them in the face.

I am totally involved with music, but my goal is to do the sports thing.

You're confronted with the quandary: do I grind things to a halt? Ideally you would, but I have better things to do than educate people.