The will of the nation is one of those phrases most widely abused by schemers and tyrants of all ages.
I am one of the lucky ones; believe me, I haven't forgotten that.
Families are like puzzles. They fit together in a certain way, and if one piece is missing, it throws everything off.
I remember the day Richard Nixon won in 1968. That was a time that seemed certain to bring about long awaited seismic change in America. But events of tragic proportion took us on a turn. Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. were suddenly dead.
Listen - I like musicals. Even when they're bad, there's a couple of dancers I can watch.
I had been used to improvising and even in the audition I was feeling free to rearrange Aaron Sorkin words a little bit, as lovely as they were. I didn't find out until after I got the part how furious Aaron was at me for doing that. They said, "He was livid. He did everything in his power not to jump down your throat!" But I came to realise that Aaron was writing in metre and the rhythm of the language is very important.
We are often too late with our brilliance. We are on time delay. The only instant gratification comes in the form of potato chips. The rest will find us by surprise somewhere down the road maybe as we sleep and dream of other things.
Friends never cheat on each other, or take advantage, or lie. Friends do not spy on one another, yet they have no secrets. Friends glory in each other's successes and are downcast by the failures. Friends minister to each other, nurse each other. Friends give to each other, worry about each other, stand always ready to help. Perfect friendship is rarely achieved, but at its height it is an ecstasy.
I watched Reagan turn around the country by lowering taxes and controlling spending, and I'm applying the same principles.
I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.
I'm married to a beautiful and talented woman who can lift your spirits just by looking at you.