A national primary election would electrify the people and give them a larger stake in the outcome.

Repressive regimes do not endure change willingly - and Venezuela is no exception.

The infrastructure, institutions and social fabric of Venezuela are deteriorating, and people realize the Chavez government has been the problem, not the solution.

The fundamental problem is that there's no credibility in the judicial system, which is a system that's been completely politicized. This is retaliation and selective repression.

We must not allow the practices of an anti-democratic State that abuses the powers of government to violate the human rights of Venezuelans.

Men like fun much more than they like clever

It is infinitely easier to experience an indescribable experience than to describe it.

In any circumstance, call on God.

Everything I'm doing musically is for its own sake. I'm recording at my house, trying really hard to write songs with a four-track tape recorder.

In my definition I am a protest writer, with restraint.

I think every young child can learn through any martial art. They would then learn to respect their life, respect their parents, respect their country, and respect the whole world.

I don't have anything to prove anymore. What other people think of me is not my business.

Where the terror is, you must go.

The people that go on 'American Idol' do want some recognition and fame.

The truth is, some relationships are supposed to last forever, and some are only supposed to last a few days. That’s the way life is.