The world is a dangerous place. And it's a more dangerous place than it was seven years ago [before Obama].
I have lost and loved and won and cried myself to the person I am today.
All I wanted was to live a life where I could be me, and be okay with that. I had no need for material possessions, money or even close friends with me on my journey. I never understood people very well anyway, and they never seemed to understand me very well either. All I wanted was my art and the chance to be the creator of my own world, my own reality. I wanted the open road and new beginnings every day.
Do you wait for things to happen, or do you make them happen yourself? I believe in writing your own story.
I just want to be someone, to mean something to anyone.
Let me wake up next to you, have coffee in the morning, and wander through the city with your hand in mine.
I learned a long time ago that at the end of the day, the only stat that counts is points, The other ones are significant, but I'd much rather have the right score on the board. At the end of the day, that's what we're worried about.
All rising to great places is by a winding stair.
The American public's a lot more sophisticated than we all give them credit for. And on complicated issues, I'm going to give them straight answers. And if it takes more than three minutes, I'm going to do it.
All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.