A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.

This race is hotter than a Times Square Rolex.

Never eat spinach just before going on the air.

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

A lot of tight Senate races out there. Let's hit those chips with another dash of salsa, Ed Bradley.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

[My job is] a very high trapeze act, frequently with no net.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.

The greatest enemy of progress is the illusion of knowledge.

You gotta bear in mind, the youth - and this is just in Britain alone - have nowhere to go in the evenings. They've closed all the social centers. There's not even a patch of grass to kick a ball on.

If you are born poor its not your mistake, But if you die poor its your mistake.

I don't want to leave Manhattan, even when I'm gone.

The only thing keeping two people together should be love. Not legalities.

Your playing small does not serve the world. Who are you not to be great?

There's too much rock that relies a fetishism or nostalgia for the old ways. That's a real enemy to music.

What makes iPhone 5 so unique is how it feels in your hand. The materials… the remarkable precision. Never before have we built a product with this extraordinarily level of fit and finish.

You shall find this to be God's usual course: not to give his children the taste of his delights till they begin to sweat in seeking after them.

I had a solo career before Van Halen. My fan base filtered through Van Halen with me and came right on out the other side with me.