We have the power to be anyone we want to be... But we have the responsibility to make sure that our power is not blinded by our pride.

Another day is another chance to be a better version of ourselves. If we hope to meet people with amazing characters and souls, what better way to begin than to show them the best example.

Kindness and humility shows the depth in our character.

There are no words that can bring you down unless you allow them to.

We often look at others and envy the person they have become. Have you ever wondered how many people are feeling the same way about you? That puts things into perspective.

Courage is gained when we explore our deepest feelings, face our fears and trust our inner strength.

I am not responsible for the actions of Saakashvili and even for those of Gamsakhurdia.

I still get nervous when I have a lot of makeup on, a big hairdo, and a dress.

I think musicians have always been drinking and sharing a good wine. It is, I hate to say this, another form of vice.

I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven.

I usually have a 13-hour workday. But at times, we get lucky when we wind up in 8 or 10 hours.

The apartheid system renounces no violence.

God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.

I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.

No matter what you achieve, what you want to aspire to be, or how famous and powerful you become, the most important thing is whether you are excited about each and every moment of your life because of your work and people around you.

The National Academy of Sciences would be unable to give a unanimous decision if asked whether the sun would rise tomorrow.

My favorite part of a roller-coaster ride is when you're going up and you're slightly scared and really excited. You don't know what's coming next but you know it's going to be good. You can't handle it, go on the carousel.

Our old history ends with the cross; our new history begins with the resurrection.

I'm not a boy now. I'm a man, I hope. I hope I've had my artistic bar mitzvah somewhere.

What I miss the most is chatting with my friends and family and having a good laugh over a simple meal.

Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge.

I don't see any difference between Judea and Samaria and the rest of the country.

We do not need the empire to give us anything.

When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment.

Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language.

No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women... When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women.

Patience is the art of hoping.

Team Obama continues to dominate new media, spending far more effort and money than Team Romney in targeted online youth outreach.

No, I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life.

If John Kerry had a dollar for every time he bragged about serving in Vietnam - oh wait, he does.