I did not know at the time, but what I did at that swimming pool [on the east side of Wilmington] paved the way for Barack Obama.

You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.

Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value.

I do not believe that we have a right to tell other people, women, that they can't control their bodies.

No Ordinary American Cares About Their Constitutional Rights

A lucky person gets up in the morning, puts both feet on the floor, knows what they're about to do and thinks it still matters.

Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.

We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society, for nothing suffocates the promise of America more than unbounded cynicism and indifference.

Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.

If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there's still a 30% chance we're going to get it wrong.

America's leaders have to find a way to work together, rise to the challenge, and come up with solutions as bold and visionary as the people of this nation.

Positive Thinking does not mean that you never fail, It simply means that you have the courage to try again until you succeed.

Behind those happy eyes, you hide a mind that is terribly chaotic and that's what makes you, so beautiful.

I take my fundamental cue from John Coltrane that says there must be a priority of integrity, honesty, decency, and mastery of craft.

It hurts when God has to PRY things out of our hand!

Why else do we have Miami, if not to give me material?

I'm always trying to make the music sexier with every album, every tour. I just try to inch my way toward just a little sexier. I know it's tough for me.

When you labor for your brother you always get the chief reward yourself.

I figured out Karl Rove's political strategy -- make gas so expensive, no Democrats can afford to go to the polls.

What greater wound is there than a false friend?

When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do.