Writing is the rock on which everything is built.

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly.

(Obama's) a nice person, he's very articulate this is what's been used against him, but he couldn't sell watermelons if it, you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic.

I've never believed in measuring one's worth by the size of his or her bank account. I prefer to look at distance traveled.

Very big business is in bed with very big government in Washington, and has more to do with what the average person sees, hears and reads than most people know.

I'm proud to say I've never been anybody's lapdog.