I grew up in a family where our mother made our clothing. We didn't have a lot of money, so we learned how to scrimp, and we learned how to invent and to create. And those are learned skills.

One could say that Osama bin Laden and these non-nation-state fighters with religious purpose are very similar to those kind of atypical revolutionaries that helped to cast off the British crown

People who go to work every day and perform the services essential to keeping our economy functioning deserve to live above the poverty level.

Who owns the assets of our Nation? Increasingly, foreign interests own our assets, and we owe them money. No wonder people think our country is headed in the wrong direction. It is.

People are rapidly losing hope and trust. They believe their government has been captured by special interests and no longer cares about them, and they are right.

Increasingly, Americans don't own America.

We have seen voters denied their rights in recent elections as they have been incorrectly purged from lists, their absentee votes not counted, and voting machine integrity and security not assured.

Since President Bush took office, we have lost 3 million more good jobs.

Be self-indulgent, and those who are also self-indulgent will like you. Tear your neighbor to pieces, and the other neighbors will laugh. But if you beat your soul, all souls will cry out.

To receive the Word in the ear is one thing, and to receive Jesus into your very soul is quite another.

The total amount paid out in dividends is roughly equal to the amount lost in trading and investment advice, so net dividends to shareholders are zero. This is a very peculiar way to run a republic.

We should wish for few things with eagerness, if we perfectly knew the nature of that which was the object of our desire.

You gain or lose power according to the choices that you make.

I am a still friend with Dave Crosby, he's a weird duck but I like him a lot.

The God we worship writes his name upon our faces.

It is crucial to recognize, reward, and celebrate accomplishments.

There is but a plank between a sailor and eternity.

When I talk about music in Memphis, it's a place you can go if you are a beginning artist or anywhere in your career, and you can incubate.