I learned that you can constantly improve, and that you should not be shy about your views, and about the direction that you believe is right.
He [Barack Obama] was light-skinned with no Negro dialect.
The president is now having to deal with a Congress. He's never had to do that before. The president in the past, he has just done whatever he wanted. He had a big rubberstamp here up on Capitol Hill, whatever he wanted, they stamped OK. That's not the way it is now.
We all know if we change the bill, it's gone.
Cut, Cap and Balance is worst legislation in history.
[Social Security ] is not in crisis at this stage. Leave Social Security alone. We have a lot of other places we can look that is in crisis. But Social Security is not.
American families cannot compete with billionaires. Our involvement in government should not be dependent on our bank account balances
My bones are ringing the way sometimes people say their ears are ringing, I'm so tired.
Tattoos don't impress me. For me it's just another awkward part of fame. It's extraordinary - tattoos in basketball and soccer, it's quite extraordinary.
People love to admit they have bad handwriting or that they can't do math. And they will readily admit to being awkward: 'I'm such a klutz!' But they will never admit to having a poor sense of humor or being a bad driver.
A lot of the way I sing is playing off other musicians. It's what I love to do the most.