...best intentions notwithstanding, no one can control how the media communicates a story and what the public eventually understands.

...it...planted seeds of doubt as to whether we think diabolically enough when we wonder what our government is doing behind our backs.

I was born a poor black child.

People go to Disney because they know its brand attributes. We believe we have an opportunity to go with our content directly to consumers.

One of the hardest things was learning that I was worth recovery

A bachelor gets tangled up with a lot of women in order to avoid getting tied up to one.

Loss means losing what was. We want to change but we don't want to lose. Without time for loss, we don't have time for soul.

But recently it seems that each time I vote, I am being asked to compromise my conservative ideals and my commitment to the American taxpayer simply for the benefit of political gain.

Anyone's blood can become blue for a lump sum down.

I've always been a little bit more of a novel reader than a short story reader. I think the first books that made me want to be a writer were novels.

There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry

I'm really good at solitaire and I can turn my arms in full circles.