In a year of re-election he was desperate to impress.

At my age you don't go into fatherhood lightly.

I can't do that wonderful thing that Tom Waits and Bob Dylan do - to do imagery. I'm not good at that. I just write from the heart.

May you grow to be proud, dignified, and true, and do unto others as you'd have done to you.

Like with every form of cancer, early detection is what it is all about. I urge everyone to learn the facts about this condition. It can be prevented with testing, and it can be beaten if caught early!

I tried therapy. This had never appealed to me. For me, it was a bit like a Chinese meal: very filling at the time, but then an hour later you're hungry again.

I see myself at 7:30 in the morning and it's not too pretty.