When a piece is done, I mix it before going on to any other piece.

I felt Brighton was a perfect ending to a really interesting career.

When a piece is done, I mix it before going on to any other piece.

I'm somebody who plays the piano... sometimes.

I had to get out of America to get a professional life going where I could actually make a living.

Sometimes I write them down in musical notation as a trigger to remind me about certain directions to go. Or I can be specific about a sound I'm looking for.

I'm not really a pianist.

But that's fine, because I like to have control of the ambience.

If you ever discover that what youre seeing is a play within a play just slow down take a deep breath and hold on for the ride of your life.

I am valued.

I enjoyed every minute of what I was doing with sessions, because The Blossoms, the group that I was singing with, they were the first black background singers. There weren't any.

Unemployment, foreclosures, bankruptcy - the cure is not more government spending, but helping businesses create jobs.

People are always looking for something new and something to latch on to and to back something from an early stage.

K to 12 is partly about babysitting the kids so the parents can do other things.

I try not to get involved in the business of prediction. It's a quick way to look like an idiot.

The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.

I've always believed that immigration reform is important, but it won't decide the White House in 2016. The most important issue for Hispanics - just like with all Americans - is the economy. If Republicans can do a better job of articulating positive, conservative policies to grow our economy, we will do better with Hispanics.

Astronomers can look back in time. We can look at things as they used to be. We have an idea there was a Big Bang explosion 13.7 billion years ago. We have a story of how galaxies and stars were made. It's an amazing story.

I am single and childless, but I have lots of friends and I am an aunt to three lovely children.

The gift of the Holy Ghost is as important to man as sunshine and water are to plants.

The notion that gaming was not for women rippled out into society, until we heard it not just from the games industry, but from our families, teachers and friends. As a consequence, I, like many women, had a complicated, love-hate relationship with gaming culture.

I wouldn't discount the possibility that the Israelis would act if they came to the conclusion that basically the world was prepared to live with Iran with nuclear weapons. They certainly have the capability by themselves to set back the Iranian nuclear program.

What's the third largest nation in the world after China and India? It's the Facebook nation - 430 million people on Facebook.

Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits - influence his acting to a much greater extent than commonly recognized.

I know with all my heart and soul that God lives. I believe He will enlighten our lives with His love for each of us if we strive to be worthy of that love, in the holy name of Jesus Christ, amen.

I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'

I grew up playing football since the day I could walk; some of my greatest memories of childhood are playing touch football in all kinds of weather with my best friends. That's a part of the American experience that no corporation can destroy.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.

As a writer, I've always been interested in others.

'Get a Job' is about all the rich kids we knew when we were younger, kids who never had jobs but always had money for partying or getting their hair done.

My roots are on the live performing stage, so while I enjoy making films and the other things that I do, when I get on stage, I feel at home; I'm comfortable.