It is incumbent upon each of us to improve spending and savings practices to ensure our own individual financial security and preserve the collective economic well-being of our great society.

Whether you are just entering the workforce or nearing retirement age, planning for the future is critical.

Financial literacy is an issue that should command our attention because many Americans are not adequately organizing finances for their education, healthcare and retirement.

Ensuring quality higher education is one of the most important things we can do for future generations.

Increased awareness and education could be a great help toward improving spending and saving habits and increasing participation and contribution levels to retirement plans.

My father once told me that it’s not enough for a man to be lucky

You were chosen by God to create the destiny of the nation and to lay a foundation for the generations to come

I think the common experience is that modern shamans are called by the spirits

Faith is not knowledge of what the mystery of the universe is but the conviction that there is a mystery and that it is greater than us.

When I sit in Paris in a cafe, surrounded by people, I don't sit casually - I go over a certain sonata in my head and discover new things all the time.

Hard work and an open mind - it's the only way to realize the potential that is inside every one of us.

I think your life is governed not by the bricks or mortar around you, its governed by who holds your hand and who spits in your eye.

Go, and never darken my towels again

I have a problem with procrastination. I have a great deal of difficulty deciding what to wear. It's a woman thing.

In all great arts, as in trees, it is the height that charms us; we care nothing for the roots or trunks, yet it could not be without the aid of these.