I'm not personally fearful, but I look out, and there are a number of things that concern me, and I'm hopeful that we can overcome them.

It's bad policy to speculate on what you'll do if a plan fails when you're trying to make a plan work.

But the truth of the matter is, we're an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability. That's why we have to meet the threats when they are not yet taking place on our territory and on our soil.

The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.

I've speculated about what my life might have been like as a musician, but I'm afraid I came to the conclusion that I probably would've either been teaching piano or maybe gotten to play at Nordstrom's department store.

It was really wonderful playing with Aretha [ Franklin]. I knew that she knew what she was doing, so all I had to do was sit in the background and vamp a little bit.

If you cannot allow people to do their jobs ... nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.