It was Joseph Smith who taught me how to prize the endearing relationships of father and mother, husband and wife; of brother and sister, son and daughter, mashed potatoes and gravy.

The gift of the Holy Ghost...quicken s all the intellectual faculties.

Dignity and majesty have I seen but once, as it stood in chains, at midnight, in a dungeon in an obscure village of Missouri.

Don't turn over the rocks if you don't want to see the pale creatures who live under them.

We must be happy with what we want when we are in pursuit of what we want.

My night shall be remembered for a starThat outshone all the suns of all men's days

Do I detect a renewal of your fighting spirit? I'm so glad. To tell the truth, I've been getting quite bored. Bring it on, Grace--I'm waiting for you.

I'm aware the fans in the U.S. can be less forgiving...I'll just have to do my best to please them.

As for feminism, I am a womanist more than I'm a feminist.

Music is my only guide. I don't care if people pigeonhole me. Miles Davis is my hero. He covered Cindy Lauper and Michael Jackson, and he didn't give a hoot about what the purists said.

You have your opinion, I have mine, and it takes all kinds of nuts and dips to make a party, right?

The American's head are on their chins a little bit at the moment

Whether its veterans disability claims, infrastructure projects, dam safety, or helping our farmers, what I am focused on is being useful for folks in the Hudson Valley.