I really want to be governor when I have a partner in the White House.
Any book is better than no book. Slowly, surely, one will lead you to another, which will lead you to the best.
While I fear that we're drawn to what abandons us, and to what seems most likely to abandon us, in the end I believe we're defined by what embraces us.
Your best is whatever you can do comfortably without having a breakdown.
Write every day; never give up; it's supposed to be difficult; try to find some pleasure and reward in the act of writing, because you can't look for praise from editors, readers, or critics. In other words, tips that are much easier to give than to take.
Some of football's gaudiest displays of manliness are purely aesthetic. It's not what players do, it's how they look doing it.
To be a man, a boy must see a man
It's important for me to really play with the traditions and keep things simple and easy. Ultimately I believe in animal instincts - I think they often end up winning out.
I've always been a writer who tackles complex themes and risky subjects - I write about the things that people think but never say aloud.
I always lived with guitarists. When they would leave, I would just pick up their acoustic guitars and start doing finger picking and write.
I used to be ashamed And now I am proud. The world once was black And now it is bright. I used to walk head bent And now I stand up tall. I used to have dreams But now I have hope.