When I see that people want to listen to me and when I feel that they are supporting the goals that I am committed to, then I am very pleased.

I would never stay in office against the will of the people. My ethics and patriotism do not allow me to do so.

Any person by nature has inherent capabilities. You have to trust your instincts and act with spontaneity.

Don't listen to anyone but me

Hate is a word that doesn't hurt but the word I love you hurts when taken advantage

A happy one will do her best to make you happy but a pathetic one will convert your life to a pathetic one

Viktor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" is the only personal development book that does not mention it.

What you don't see with your eyes don't invent with your tongue.

Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.

I tend to name albums after one of the songs.

People struggled on for years with 'troubles,' but they almost always succumbed to 'complications.

Hold to the now, the here, through which all future plunges to the past.

Asia's governments come in two broad varieties: young, fragile democracies - and older, fragile authoritarian regimes.

As I've gone along, I felt like I was discovering an aspect of my voice that I didn't know was there: an ability to interpret a song in a way that makes it more accessible.