It has been a privilege beyond belief for me to have represented the State of Louisiana in Congress and to have been given the blessed assignment of U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See.

As a public official and being so highly visible, I have a responsibility to make it very clear that those people who will have cancer at one point in their lives will be able to function.

So many people are walking around looking so grim all the time. I just never understand why.

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the world's work, and the power to appreciate life.

Life is beautiful but we make them in trouble due to our bad actions.

I was and I always shall be hampered by what I think other people will say.

I'm not a particularly dark individual. I have my moments, it's true, but I do have a sense of humor.

I could claim any number of high-flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dogs behavior... But maybe, it’s that they’re dog, and that’s what dogs do.

This is a weakness of the world. Someone thinks they've discovered something for the first time. They want to be authoritative about it.

One of the questions that I often get is, 'Why are you running to be President?'. To Be President! What did I miss? I'm not running to go to Disneyland.

I want to sell to people my own age, because that's the way I write songs.

Out of perfection nothing can be made. Every process involves breaking something up.

We got touring with the Stones, and people were trying to keep up with Keith. He's like a human machine with a constitution of iron, and they all thought they could do the same.